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Sundara Kanda Sarga 24 Shloka 11
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यथा शची महाभागा शक्रं समुपतिष्ठति। अरुन्धती वसिष्ठं च रोहिणी शशिनं यथा।।5.24.10।। लोपामुद्रा यथागस्त्यं सुकन्या च्यवनं यथा। सावित्री सत्यवन्तं च कपिलं श्रीमती यथा।।5.24.11।। सौदासं मदयन्तीव केशिनी सगरं यथा। नैषधं दमयन्तीव भैमी पतिमनुव्रता।।5.24.12।। तथाऽहमिक्ष्वाकुवरं रामं पतिमनुव्रता।
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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset

English Translation

महाभागा noble, शची Sachi, यथा like, शक्रम् Indra, समुपतिष्ठति is steadfadt, अरुन्धती Arundhati, वसिष्ठं च with Vasistha, रोहिणी Rohini, शशिनम् the moon, यथा likewise, लोपामुद्रा Lopamudra, अगस्त्यम् with Agastya, यथा similarly, सुकन्या Sukanya, च्यवनम् Chayavanam, यथा so also, सावित्री Savitri, सत्यवन्तम् with Satyavan, श्रीमती Srimati, कपिलम् with Kapilamuni, यथा so also, सौदासम् Soudasa, मदयन्तीव Madayanti, केशिनी Kesini, सगरं यथा with Sagara likewise, पतिम् as husband, नैषधम् Nala, king of Naishada, अनुव्रता devoted, भैमी Bhima's daughter, दमयन्तीव like Damayanti, तथा in the same way, अहम् I, इक्ष्वाकुवरम् foremost of Ikshvaku family, पतिम् a husband, रामम् Rama, अनुव्रता I am devoted.

English Commentary

'I am steadfast (in love) to my husband Rama, the foremost of the Ikshvaku family in the same manner as noble Sachi to Indra, Arundhati to Vasistha, Rohini to the Moon, Lopamudra to Agastya, Sukanya to sage Chyavana, Savitri to Satyavan, Srimati to Kapilamuni Madayanti to Soudasu, Kesini to king Sagara and Bhima's daughter Damayanti to her lord Nala, (the king of Nishadas)'.