Chapter 117 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 117

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 117.16

त्यक्त्वा ज्ञातिजनं सीते मानवृद्धिं च मानिनि। अवरुद्धं वने रामं दिष्ट्या त्वमनुगच्छसि॥

tyaktvā jñātijanaṃ sīte mānavṛddhiṃ ca mānini| avaruddhaṃ vane rāmaṃ diṣṭyā tvamanugacchasi||

English Meaning

O Sita, having left your kindred, and banishing pride, you have o honoured lady, followed Rāma staying in the woods.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)