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Ayodhya Kanda Sarga 78 Shloka 2
Original Shloka
गतिर्य स्सर्वभूतानां दुःखे किं पुनरात्मनः। स राम स्सत्त्वसम्पन्नः स्त्रिया प्रव्राजितो वनम्।।2.78.2।।
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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset

English Translation

यः who, सर्वभूतानाम् for all beings, गतिः ultimate refuge, आत्मनः in his own, दुःखे distress, किं पुनः why again say, सः he, सत्त्वसम्पन्नः endowed with strength, रामः Rama, स्त्रिया by a woman, वनम् to forest, प्रव्राजितः has been exiled.

English Commentary

Couldn't the mighty Rama who is the ultimate refuge of all beings protect himself in his own distress? That Rama has been exiled to the forest by a woman.