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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.55.6

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 55: Kausalyā reproaches Daśaratha. She fears Rāma will reject Bharata’s former Kingdom even after returning, Daśaratha collapses and recalls his past wrongdoing

In the sequence: she contrasts Sītā's former food and music with wild grain and the sounds of predators

2.55.6

gītavāditranirghoṣaṃ śrutvā śubham aninditā
kathaṃ kravyādasiṃhānāṃ śabdaṃ śroṣyaty aśobhanam

“That blameless one, used to hearing the sweet sound of song and instruments—how will she hear the ill-boding roar of flesh-eating lions?

Words: gītavāditranirghoṣaṃ — the sound of song and instruments; śrutvā — having heard, used to hearing; śubham — sweet, auspicious; aninditā — the blameless one; kathaṃ — how; kravyādasiṃhānāṃ — of flesh-eating lions; śabdaṃ — the sound, roar; śroṣyaty — will (she) hear; aśobhanam — ill-sounding, unlovely

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.