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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.27.16

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

2.27.16

na ca tatra gataḥ kiṃ cid draṣṭum arhasi vipriyam
matkṛte na ca te śoko na bhaviṣyāmi durbharā

Once there, you shall see nothing displeasing on my account; nor shall there be any grief to you because of me, and I shall be no heavy burden.

Words: na — not; ca — and; tatra — there; gataḥ — gone (having gone); kiṃ cid — anything; draṣṭum — to see; arhasi — you shall; vipriyam — displeasing; matkṛte — on my account; na — not; ca — and; te — to you; śoko — grief; na — not; bhaviṣyāmi — I shall be; durbharā — a burden hard to bear

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.