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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.57.22

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

3.57.22

sarvathā tv apanītaṃ te sītayā yat pracoditaḥ
krodhasya vaśam āgamya nākaroḥ śāsanaṃ mama

In every way you have done amiss, in that, urged on by Sītā and falling under the sway of anger, you did not carry out my command.

Words: sarvathā — in every way; tv — but; apanītaṃ — done amiss, wrongly done; te — by you; sītayā — by Sītā; yat — in that; pracoditaḥ — urged on; krodhasya — of anger; vaśam — the sway, control; āgamya — having come under; nākaroḥ — you did not do; śāsanaṃ — command; mama — my

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.