Chapter 28 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 28

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 28.5

सीते विमुच्यतामेषा वनवासकृता मतिः। बहुदोषं हि कान्तारं वनमित्यभिधीयते॥

sīte vimucyatāmeṣā vanavāsakṛtā matiḥ| bahudoṣaṃ hi kāntāraṃ vanamityabhidhīyate||

English Meaning

Renounce therefore, Oh Sītă, your intention of flying as an exile to the forest, which for its impenetrableness is said to abound in evils.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)