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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.57.21
Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 57: Lakṣmaṇa explains his departure. He recounts Sītā’s accusations after the false cry, Rāma insists that her harsh words should not have overridden his order
In the sequence: Rāma says that even harsh words should not have made him disregard the order to protect her, particularly when he knew Rāma could defend himself
3.57.21
na hi te parituṣyāmi tyaktvā yad yāsi maithilīm
kruddhāyāḥ paruṣaṃ śrutvā striyā yat tvam ihāgataḥ
I am by no means pleased with you, in that you left Maithilī and came, in that you came here on hearing an angry woman's harsh words.
Words: na — not; hi — indeed, at all; te — with you; parituṣyāmi — I am pleased; tyaktvā — having abandoned; yad — in that; yāsi — you go, come; maithilīm — Maithilī; kruddhāyāḥ — of an angry (woman); paruṣaṃ — harsh (words); śrutvā — having heard; striyā — of a woman; yat — in that; tvam — you; ihāgataḥ — came here
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.