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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.27.7

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 compares her commitment to Sāvitrī's devotion to Satyavān and objects to being left in other people's care

2.27.7

na tv ahaṃ manasāpy anyaṃ draṣṭāsmi tvadṛte 'nagha
tvayā rāghava gaccheyaṃ yathānyā kulapāṃsanī

Never, O sinless one, shall I look upon another man even in thought, save you; I shall go with you, Rāghava—not like some woman who brings shame upon her family.

Words: na — not; tv — but; ahaṃ — I; manasāpy — even in mind; anyaṃ — another (man); draṣṭāsmi — shall look upon; tvadṛte — except you; 'nagha — O sinless one; tvayā — with you; rāghava — O Rāghava; gaccheyaṃ — I shall go; yathānyā — (not) as another woman; kulapāṃsanī — a disgrace to her family

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. 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.