Chapter 29 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 29

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 29.6

पतिहीना तु या नारी न सा शक्ष्यति जीवितुम्। काममेवंविधं राम त्वया मम निदर्शितम्॥

patihīnā tu yā nārī na sā śakṣyati jīvitum| kāmamevaṃvidhaṃ rāma tvayā mama nidarśitam||

English Meaning

'A woman, without her husband, cannot live' this truth has been pointed out by you. O Rāma, to me.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)