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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.110.3

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: Sītā responds that she understands this commitment and describes Rāma's kindness, restraint, and respect for the women of his family

2.110.3

yady apy eṣa bhaved bhartā mamārye vṛttavarjitaḥ
advaidham upavartavyas tathāpy eṣa mayā bhavet

Even if, noble lady, this husband of mine were devoid of good conduct, still he would have to be served by me without duplicity.

Words: yady apy — even if; eṣa — this; bhaved — were, should be; bhartā — husband; mamārye — my, O noble lady; vṛttavarjitaḥ — devoid of good conduct; advaidham — without duplicity, undividedly; upavartavyas — to be served, attended upon; tathāpy — yet, even so; eṣa — he; mayā — by me; bhavet — should be

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.