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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.27.13

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: she says the journey will not exhaust her: thorns will feel soft, dust like sandal paste, and food gathered by his hands like nectar

2.27.13

śādvaleṣu yad āsiṣye vanānte vanagoracā
kuthāstaraṇatalpeṣu kiṃ syāt sukhataraṃ tataḥ

When, dwelling in the forest, I lie upon the grassy lawns at the woodland's edge, what could be more delightful than that, more than couches spread with woolen rugs?

Words: śādvaleṣu — on grassy lawns; yad — when; āsiṣye — I shall lie down; vanānte — at the forest's edge; vanagoracā — roaming, dwelling in the forest; kuthāstaraṇatalpeṣu — than on couches spread with woolen coverlets; kiṃ — what; syāt — would be; sukhataraṃ — more pleasant; tataḥ — than that

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.