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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.8.1

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 8: Story of the tapasvin’s sword. Sītā describes how guarding Indra’s weapon corrupted a peaceful ṛṣi and warns Rāma against violence without enmity

In the sequence: As they leave, Sītā speaks gently to Rāma about the difficulty of maintaining dharma

3.8.1

sutīkṣṇenābhyanujñātaṃ prasthitaṃ raghunandanam
vaidehī snigdhayā vācā bhartāram idam abravīt

As the delight of the Raghus, dismissed by Sutīkṣṇa, set out, Vaidehī addressed her husband with tender words:

Words: sutīkṣṇenābhyanujñātaṃ — given leave by Sutīkṣṇa; prasthitaṃ — setting out; raghunandanam — the delight of the Raghus (Rāma); vaidehī — Vaidehī (Sītā); snigdhayā — tender, affectionate; vācā — with words; bhartāram — her husband; idam — this; abravīt — said

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.