Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa 27: Rāma agrees that Sītā will accompany him · 2.27.2 →

Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.27.1

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 27: Rāma agrees that Sītā will accompany him. Sītā rejects separation despite every hardship, Rāma agrees to take her and asks her to distribute their possessions

In the sequence: Sītā challenges Rāma's courage and asks why he fears taking a wife who is devoted to him

2.27.1

sāntvyamānā tu rāmeṇa maithilī janakātmajā
vanavāsanimittāya bhartāram idam abravīt

But Sītā, princess of Mithilā, daughter of Janaka, though consoled by Rāma, said this to her husband concerning his dwelling in the forest:

Words: sāntvyamānā — being consoled; tu — but; rāmeṇa — by Rāma; maithilī — the princess of Mithilā; janakātmajā — daughter of Janaka; vanavāsanimittāya — concerning the forest-dwelling; bhartāram — to (her) husband; idam — this; abravīt — said

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.