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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.110.14

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: pleased, Anasūyā offers to grant a wish through her tapas → Sītā says she is already content

2.110.14

niyamair vividhair āptaṃ tapo hi mahad asti me
tat saṃśritya balaṃ sīte chandaye tvāṃ śucivrate

“Great austerity, gained through manifold observances, is indeed mine; relying on that power, O Sītā of pure vows, I offer you a wish of your choosing.

Words: niyamair — through observances; vividhair — various; āptaṃ — obtained; tapo — austerity; hi — indeed; mahad — great; asti — is; me — mine; tat — that; saṃśritya — relying on, resorting to; balaṃ — power; sīte — O Sītā; chandaye — I gratify, offer a wish to; tvāṃ — you; śucivrate — O you of pure vows

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.