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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.27.15

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 promises not to complain or make herself a burden, saying that life with him is heaven and life without him is hell

2.27.15

na mātur na pitus tatra smariṣyāmi na veśmanaḥ
ārtavāny upabhuñjānā puṣpāṇi ca phalāni ca

There, enjoying the flowers and fruits of every season, I shall not think of my mother, nor my father, nor my home.

Words: na — not; mātur — of (my) mother; na — not; pitus — of (my) father; tatra — there; smariṣyāmi — I shall remember, think of; na — not; veśmanaḥ — of (my) home; ārtavāny — seasonal; upabhuñjānā — enjoying, partaking of; puṣpāṇi — flowers; ca — and; phalāni — fruits; ca — and

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.