Chapter 16 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 16

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 16.3

मान्या गुरुविनीतस्य लक्ष्मणस्य गुरुप्रिया। यदि सीता हि दुःखार्ता कालो हि दुरतिक्रमः॥

mānyā guruvinītasya lakṣmaṇasya gurupriyā| yadi sītā hi duḥkhārtā kālo hi duratikramaḥ||

English Meaning

No one can withstand the course of destiny since Sītā, being the spouse of the worshipful brother of Laksmana, ever obedient to his elders, has been overwhelmed with grief.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)