Canto 3 -
Araṇya-kāṇḍa
Chapter 56: Sītā is Taken to Aśoka-vana
Text 3.57.12
गतायुस्त्वं गतश्रीको गतसत्त्वो गतेन्द्रियः।
लङ्का वैधव्यसंयुक्ता त्वत्कृतेन भविष्यति॥
gatāyus tvaṁ gata-śrīko gata-sattvo gatendriyaḥ
laṅkā vaidhavya-saṁyuktā tvat-kṛtena bhaviṣyati
gata-āyuḥ tvam = your lifespan will be destroyed; gata-śrīkaḥ = your prosperity will be destroyed; gata-sattvaḥ = your strength will be destroyed; gata-indriyaḥ = your senses will be destroyed; laṅkā = Laṅkā; vaidhavya-saṁyuktā = a widow; tvat-kṛtena = because of your act; bhaviṣyati = will become.
Your lifespan will be destroyed. Your prosperity will be destroyed. Your strength will be destroyed. Your senses will be destroyed. Laṅkā will become a widow because of your act.1
This is because the Smṛti states—āyur balaṁ yaśo lakṣmīḥ para-dārābhimarśanāt / sadya eva vinaśyanti: “Lifespan, strength, fame and wealth are immediately destroyed by touching another’s wife.”
“Laṅkā will become a widow because of your act” means “Laṅkā will be unprotected because of your sinful act of touching another’s wife.”1