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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.110.16

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

2.110.16

sā tv evam uktā dharmajñā tayā prītatarābhavat
saphalaṃ ca praharṣaṃ te hanta sīte karomy aham

But she, the knower of dharma, thus addressed by her, became even more pleased: “Ah, Sītā, I shall make your joy bear fruit!

Words: sā — she; tv — but; evam — thus; uktā — addressed; dharmajñā — the knower of dharma; tayā — by her; prītatarābhavat — became more pleased; saphalaṃ — fruitful; ca — and; praharṣaṃ — joy, delight; te — your; hanta — ah! indeed; sīte — O Sītā; karomy — I make; aham — I

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.