Chapter 18 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 18

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 18.2

कृतदारोऽसि भवती भार्येयं दयिता मम। त्वद्विधानां तु नारीणां सुदु:खा ससपत्नता॥

kṛtadāro'si bhavatī bhāryeyaṃ dayitā mama| tvadvidhānāṃ tu nārīṇāṃ sudu:khā sasapatnatā||

English Meaning

Gentle one, I am already wedded; this is my beloved wife. To females like to you co-wifehood is exceedingly miserable.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)