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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.54.10

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 54: Sumantra comforts Kausalyā. He describes Lakṣmaṇa’s service and Sītā’s curiosity about the forest, but Kausalyā’s grief persists

In the sequence: he describes Sītā as at ease beside Rāma, enjoying the woods as she once enjoyed the city gardens

2.54.10

bāleva ramate sītā bālacandranibhānanā
rāmā rāme hy adīnātmā vijane 'pi vane satī

“Sītā, her face like the young moon, delights like a girl; the lovely one, undaunted in spirit, is content in Rāma even in the lonely forest.”

Words: bāleva — like a girl, child; ramate — delights; sītā — Sītā; bālacandranibhānanā — her face like the young moon; rāmā — the lovely/charming (lady); rāme — in Rāma, on Rāma; hy — for, indeed; adīnātmā — undaunted in spirit; vijane — lonely, unpeopled; 'pi — even; vane — in the forest; satī — being, dwelling (as a devoted wife)

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.