Valmiki Ramayana Bala Kanda Sarga 1 Shloka 91
Original Shlokaन पुत्रमरणं किञ्चिद्द्रक्ष्यन्ति पुरुषा: क्वचित् । नार्यश्चाविधवा नित्यं भविष्यन्ति पतिव्रता: ।।1.1.91।।
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English Translation
पुरुषा: men, क्वचित् any where, किञ्चित् even little, पुत्रमरणम् death of ones's own son, न द्रक्ष्यन्ति will not see, नार्यश्च women, अविधवा: will not be widowed, नित्यम् always, पतिव्रता: भविष्यन्ति will be devoted to their husbands.
English Commentary
During the period of Rama's rule, no where would men witness the death of their sons or women widowed. They would ever remain chaste and devoted to their husbands.