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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.110.11

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 110: Anasūyā’s gifts and Sītā’s story. Sītā receives clothing, ornaments and unfading cosmetic, then recounts her earth-birth, the bow and marriage

In the sequence: she recalls the guidance of her mother at the wedding and Kausalyā before the exile, saying Anasūyā has reinforced it

2.110.11

variṣṭhā sarvanārīṇām eṣā ca divi devatā
rohiṇī ca vinā candraṃ muhūrtam api dṛśyate

Best of all women, she is a goddess in heaven; and Rohiṇī is never seen apart from the Moon even for a moment.

Words: variṣṭhā — the best; sarvanārīṇām — of all women; eṣā — she; ca — and; divi — in heaven; devatā — (is) a goddess; rohiṇī — Rohiṇī (star-bride of the Moon); ca — and; vinā — without, apart from; candraṃ — the Moon; muhūrtam api — even for a moment; dṛśyate — is seen

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.