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Ayodhya Kanda Sarga 29 Shloka 7
Original Shloka
पतिहीना तु या नारी न सा शक्ष्यति जीवितुम्। काममेवं विधं राम त्वया मम निदर्शितम्।।2.29.7।।
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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset

English Translation

या नारी a woman, पतिहीना without her husband, सा she, जीवितुम् to live, न शक्ष्यति cannot live, राम Rama, त्वया by you, कामम् greatly, एवं विधम् in this manner, मम to me, निदर्शितम् has been illustrated.

English Commentary

Your salutary instruction to me, O Rama, is 'A woman cannot live without her husband'. This truth is greatly applicable to me.