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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.27.8

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

2.27.8

svayaṃ tu bhāryāṃ kaumārīṃ ciram adhyuṣitāṃ satīm
śailūṣa iva māṃ rāma parebhyo dātum icchasi

Yet you yourself, O Rāma, wish to hand me over to others—me, your faithful wife wedded in maidenhood and long dwelling with you—like a player hiring out his own.

Words: svayaṃ — yourself; tu — but, yet; bhāryāṃ — wife; kaumārīṃ — wedded in maidenhood; ciram — for long; adhyuṣitāṃ — having dwelt with (you); satīm — virtuous, faithful; śailūṣa — a player, strolling actor; iva — like; māṃ — me; rāma — O Rāma; parebhyo — to others; dātum — to give over; icchasi — you wish

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.