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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.110.18

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

2.110.18

mayā dattam idaṃ sīte tava gātrāṇi śobhayet
anurūpam asaṃkliṣṭaṃ nityam eva bhaviṣyati

this, given by me, O Sītā, will beautify your limbs; suited to you and unfading, it will remain so forever.

Words: mayā — by me; dattam — given; idaṃ — this; sīte — O Sītā; tava — your; gātrāṇi — limbs, body; śobhayet — will beautify, may adorn; anurūpam — suitable, becoming; asaṃkliṣṭaṃ — unspoiled, unfading; nityam eva — forever indeed; bhaviṣyati — will be, remain

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.