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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.109.14

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 109: Rāma leaves Citrakūṭa for Atri. Family memories and the army’s animal waste prompt departure, Atri recounts Anasūyā’s relief of a ten-year drought and sends Sītā to her

In the sequence: he asks Sītā to visit her, and Rāma encourages her to do so

2.109.14

evaṃ bruvāṇaṃ tam ṛṣiṃ tathety uktvā sa rāghavaḥ
sītām uvāca dharmajñām idaṃ vacanam uttamam

Saying “So be it” to the sage who spoke thus, Rāghava then addressed Sītā, who knew dharma, with these excellent words:

Words: evaṃ bruvāṇaṃ — who was speaking thus; tam ṛṣiṃ — to that sage; tathety uktvā — having said 'so be it'; sa rāghavaḥ — he, Rāghava; sītām — Sītā; uvāca — spoke to; dharmajñām — the knower of dharma (fem); idaṃ vacanam uttamam — these excellent words

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.