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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.26.5

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: she recalls brāhmaṇas at her father's house predicting that she would live in a forest

2.26.5

patihīnā tu yā nārī na sā śakṣyati jīvitum
kāmam evaṃvidhaṃ rāma tvayā mama vidarśitam

A woman bereft of her husband will not be able to live; assuredly, Rāma, a matter of just this kind you yourself have shown me.

Words: patihīnā tu yā nārī — but the woman who is bereft of a husband; na sā śakṣyati jīvitum — she will not be able to live; kāmam — assuredly, granted; evaṃvidhaṃ — of such a kind; rāma — O Rāma; tvayā — by you; mama — to me; vidarśitam — has been shown

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. 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.