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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.43.32

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 43: Lakṣmaṇa leaves Sītā. He identifies the cry as deception, but her accusations overcome his resolve to stay and he departs toward Rāma

In the sequence: Sītā repeats that she will kill herself if Rāma is lost and beats her body in grief

3.43.32

lakṣmaṇenaivam uktā tu rudatī janakātmajā
pratyuvāca tato vākyaṃ tīvraṃ bāṣpapariplutā

Thus addressed by Lakṣmaṇa, Janaka's daughter, weeping, flooded with tears, then replied with fierce words:

Words: lakṣmaṇenaivam — thus by Lakṣmaṇa; uktā — addressed; tu — but; rudatī — weeping; janakātmajā — Janaka's daughter; pratyuvāca — replied; tato — then; vākyaṃ — words; tīvraṃ — fierce; bāṣpapariplutā — flooded with tears

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.