Chapter 2 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 2

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 2.24

दत्त्वा तु तनयां राजा स्वमाश्रमपदं गतः। सापि तत्रावसत्कन्या तोषयन्ती पतिं गुणैः॥

dattvā tu tanayāṃ rājā svamāśramapadaṃ gataḥ| sāpi tatrāvasatkanyā toṣayantī patiṃ guṇaiḥ||

English Meaning

Having given away his daughter, the king went (back) to his asylum; and the girl stayed there, gratifying her husband with her virtues.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)