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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.34.19

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 34: Farewell to the Queens. Daśaratha orders the chariot and supplies for Sītā, Kausalyā counsels her and Rāma takes leave of his father’s wives

In the sequence: Sītā puts on the ornaments, and Kausalyā embraces her

2.34.19

tāṃ bhujābhyāṃ pariṣvajya śvaśrūr vacanam abravīt
anācarantīṃ kṛpaṇaṃ mūdhny upāghrāya maithilīm

Embracing her with both arms and kissing the head of Maithilī, who bore herself without any wretchedness, her mother-in-law spoke these words:

Words: tāṃ — her; bhujābhyāṃ — with both arms; pariṣvajya — having embraced; śvaśrūr — the mother-in-law; vacanam — words; abravīt — spoke; anācarantīṃ — not behaving (piteously); kṛpaṇaṃ — wretchedly, piteously; mūdhny — on the head; upāghrāya — having kissed (smelled); maithilīm — Maithilī

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.