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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.109.20

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

2.109.20

abhivādya ca vaidehī tāpasīṃ tām aninditām
baddhāñjalipuṭā hṛṣṭā paryapṛcchad anāmayam

And having saluted that blameless ascetic woman, Vaidehī, her palms folded in reverence and full of joy, inquired after her well-being.

Words: abhivādya ca — and having saluted; vaidehī — Vaidehī; tāpasīṃ — the ascetic woman; tām — that; aninditām — blameless; baddhāñjalipuṭā — with palms folded in reverence; hṛṣṭā — joyful; paryapṛcchad — inquired after; anāmayam — well-being, health

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.