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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.34.26

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

2.34.26

mitaṃ dadāti hi pitā mitaṃ mātā mitaṃ sutaḥ
amitasya hi dātāraṃ bhartāraṃ kā na pūjayet

For a father gives but a measured amount, a mother a measured amount, a son a measured amount; what woman would not honour a husband, the giver of the boundless?

Words: mitaṃ — a measured amount; dadāti — gives; hi — for; pitā — the father; mitaṃ — a measured amount; mātā — the mother; mitaṃ — a measured amount; sutaḥ — the son; amitasya — of the boundless; hi — indeed; dātāraṃ — the giver; bhartāraṃ — the husband; kā — what woman; na pūjayet — would not honour

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.