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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.34.20

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: Kausalyā asks her not to think less of Rāma because he has lost his position

2.34.20

asatyaḥ sarvaloke 'smin satataṃ satkṛtāḥ priyaiḥ
bhartāraṃ nānumanyante vinipātagataṃ striyaḥ

In all this world, false women, though ever honoured by their dear ones, do not stand by a husband fallen upon ruin.

Words: asatyaḥ — false, untruthful (women); sarvaloke — in all the world; 'smin — in this; satataṃ — always; satkṛtāḥ — honoured, well-treated; priyaiḥ — by their dear ones; bhartāraṃ — the husband; nānumanyante — do not stand by, approve; vinipātagataṃ — fallen into ruin; striyaḥ — women

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.