Ramayana

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उपहारश्च कर्तव्यः कुसुमैः स्वयमाहृतैः | आर्षेण विधिना वेद्याम् बाले दुःखमतो वनम् || २-२८-१६

sanskrit

Flowers collected with one's own hands, Oh ! innocent one ( Sita ), should be offered on the altar as per injunction of the Vedas. Therefore (life in the) forest is difficult. [2-28-16]

english translation

upahArazca kartavyaH kusumaiH svayamAhRtaiH | ArSeNa vidhinA vedyAm bAle duHkhamato vanam || 2-28-16

hk transliteration