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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.56.10

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 56: Kausalyā & Daśaratha reconcile. He begs her to stop deepening his pain, she apologizes and says five nights of separation have felt like five years

In the sequence: she says she knows his commitment to truth but that grief made her speak harshly

2.56.10

naiṣā hi sā strī bhavati ślāghanīyena dhīmatā
ubhayor lokayor vīra patyā yā saṃprasādyate

For that woman, O hero, who must be conciliated by a praiseworthy, wise husband, does not fare well in either world.

Words: naiṣā — she is not this; hi — for; sā — that; strī — woman; bhavati — becomes, is; ślāghanīyena — by the praiseworthy; dhīmatā — by the wise; ubhayor — in both; lokayor — worlds; vīra — O hero; patyā — by a husband; yā — who; saṃprasādyate — is conciliated

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.