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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.109.19

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: Sītā approaches the elderly woman, introduces herself, and bows

2.109.19

tāṃ tu sītā mahābhāgām anasūyāṃ pativratām
abhyavādayad avyagrā svaṃ nāma samudāharat

But Sītā, composed, saluted that illustrious Anasūyā, devoted to her husband, and announced her own name.

Words: tāṃ tu — but her; sītā — Sītā; mahābhāgām — illustrious; anasūyāṃ — Anasūyā; pativratām — devoted to her husband; abhyavādayad — saluted, greeted; avyagrā — composed, unflustered; svaṃ nāma — her own name; samudāharat — announced, uttered

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. 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.