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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.43.33

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

3.43.33

godāvarīṃ pravekṣyāmi vinā rāmeṇa lakṣmaṇa
ābandhiṣye 'thavā tyakṣye viṣame deham ātmanaḥ

'Without Rāma, Lakṣmaṇa, I shall plunge into the Godāvarī, or hang myself, or cast my own body down from a precipice;

Words: godāvarīṃ — the Godāvarī; pravekṣyāmi — I shall plunge into; vinā — without; rāmeṇa — Rāma; lakṣmaṇa — O Lakṣmaṇa; ābandhiṣye — I shall hang myself; 'thavā — or; tyakṣye — I shall cast off, give up; viṣame — on rough ground, a precipice; deham — the body; ātmanaḥ — my own

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.