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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.26.21

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 26: Sītā’s foretold forest life. She recalls predictions heard in her parents’ home and refuses separation despite Rāma’s hesitation

In the sequence: Rāma still hesitates and tries to comfort her as she weeps.

2.26.21

evam uktā tu sā cintāṃ maithilī samupāgatā
snāpayantīva gām uṣṇair aśrubhir nayanacyutaiḥ

Thus addressed, Maithilī fell into anxious brooding, as though bathing the earth with hot tears falling from her eyes.

Words: evam uktā tu sā — but thus addressed, she; cintāṃ — into anxious thought; maithilī — Maithilī; samupāgatā — fell into, came to; snāpayantīva — as if bathing; gām — the earth; uṣṇair aśrubhir — with hot tears; nayanacyutaiḥ — fallen from the eyes

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.