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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.110.21

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

2.110.21

pratigṛhya ca tat sītā prītidānaṃ yaśasvinī
śliṣṭāñjalipuṭā dhīrā samupāsta tapodhanām

And having received that gift of love, the illustrious, steadfast Sītā, with hollowed palms joined in reverence, sat attending upon the ascetic woman.

Words: pratigṛhya — having received; ca — and; tat — that; sītā — Sītā; prītidānaṃ — gift of love; yaśasvinī — the illustrious; śliṣṭāñjalipuṭā — with hollowed palms joined; dhīrā — steadfast, composed; samupāsta — sat attending, waited upon; tapodhanām — the one rich in austerity

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.