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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.34.23

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 assures her that she understands her commitment and will not abandon it in adversity → Kausalyā weeps with both sorrow and relief

2.34.23

kariṣye sarvam evāham āryā yad anuśāsti mām
abhijñāsmi yathā bhartur vartitavyaṃ śrutaṃ ca me

“I shall do everything that the noble lady instructs me; I know how one must conduct oneself toward a husband, and it has been taught to me.

Words: kariṣye — I shall do; sarvam — everything; evāham — indeed I; āryā — the noble lady; yad — what; anuśāsti — instructs; mām — me; abhijñāsmi — I know; yathā — how; bhartur — toward the husband; vartitavyaṃ — one must conduct oneself; śrutaṃ ca — and it has been heard; me — by me

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.