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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.82.18

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 82: Bharata examines the grass bed. Traces of Sītā’s gold and silk reveal where she slept, he vows to adopt forest life and offer himself in Rāma’s place

In the sequence: he praises her loyalty while lamenting what Rāma has lost

2.82.18

siddhārthā khalu vaidehī patiṃ yānugatā vanam
vayaṃ saṃśayitāḥ sarve hīnās tena mahātmanā

Vaidehī has indeed attained her purpose, since she has followed her husband to the forest; but we are all in peril, bereft of that great soul.

Words: siddhārthā — one whose purpose is fulfilled; khalu — indeed; vaidehī — Vaidehī; patiṃ — the husband; yānugatā — who has followed; vanam — to the forest; vayaṃ — we; saṃśayitāḥ — in doubt, in peril; sarve — all; hīnās — bereft; tena — of that; mahātmanā — great soul

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.