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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.110.17

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: Anasūyā nevertheless gives her divine clothing, ornaments, a garland, and an unfading cosmetic

2.110.17

idaṃ divyaṃ varaṃ mālyaṃ vastram ābharaṇāni ca
aṅgarāgaṃ ca vaidehi mahārham anulepanam

This heavenly, choice garland, this raiment and these ornaments, and a body-cosmetic, O Vaidehī, and a precious unguent —

Words: idaṃ — this; divyaṃ — divine, heavenly; varaṃ — choice, excellent; mālyaṃ — garland; vastram — raiment, garment; ābharaṇāni — ornaments; ca — and; aṅgarāgaṃ — body-cosmetic, unguent; ca — and; vaidehi — O Vaidehī; mahārham — very precious; anulepanam — unguent, salve

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.