कृतकृत्या हि वैदेही छायेवानुगता पतिम्। न जहाति रता धर्मे मेरुमर्कप्रभा यथा।।2.40.24।।
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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset
English Translation
धर्मे in duty, रता attached, छायेव like shadow, अनुगता following, वैदेहि Sita, अर्कप्रभा sunlight, मेरुम् यथा like mount Meru, पतिम् her husband, न जहाति does not leave, कृतकृत्या हि accomplished her purpose.
English Commentary
Sita, deeply attached to her duty, and with her desire fulfilled is following her husband like a shadow just as the sunlight which never leaves mount Meru.