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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.110.43

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: Rāma later arrived with Viśvāmitra and Lakṣmaṇa → he bent and strung the bow, breaking it with a great crash → Janaka offered Sītā to him, but Rāma would not marry without his father's approval → Daśaratha was summoned, Sītā married Rāma, and Ūrmilā married Lakṣmaṇa → Sītā ends by affirming the marriage she has remained devoted to.

2.110.43

sudīrghasya tu kālasya rāghavo 'yaṃ mahādyutiḥ
viśvāmitreṇa sahito yajñaṃ draṣṭuṃ samāgataḥ

After a very long time, this Rāghava of great splendor, together with Viśvāmitra, came to witness the sacrifice.

Words: sudīrghasya — of a very long; tu — but, and; kālasya — time; rāghavo — Rāghava; 'yaṃ — this; mahādyutiḥ — of great splendor; viśvāmitreṇa — with Viśvāmitra; sahito — accompanied; yajñaṃ — the sacrifice; draṣṭuṃ — to see, witness; samāgataḥ — came, arrived

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.