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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.110.22

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: she then asks Sītā to recount how she married Rāma.

2.110.22

tathā sītām upāsīnām anasūyā dṛḍhavratā
vacanaṃ praṣṭum ārebhe kathāṃ kāṃ cid anupriyām

Then Anasūyā of firm vows began to ask Sītā, who sat attending her, for some agreeable tale.

Words: tathā — then, thus; sītām — Sītā; upāsīnām — seated in attendance; anasūyā — Anasūyā; dṛḍhavratā — of firm vows; vacanaṃ — a word, speech; praṣṭum — to ask; ārebhe — began; kathāṃ — story, tale; kāṃ cid — some; anupriyām — agreeable, pleasing

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.