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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.110.44

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.

2.110.44

lakṣmaṇena saha bhrātrā rāmaḥ satyaparākramaḥ
viśvāmitras tu dharmātmā mama pitrā supūjitaḥ

Rāma of unfailing valor came with his brother Lakṣmaṇa; and the righteous Viśvāmitra was warmly honored by my father.

Words: lakṣmaṇena saha — together with Lakṣmaṇa; bhrātrā — (his) brother; rāmaḥ — Rāma; satyaparākramaḥ — of true valor; viśvāmitras — Viśvāmitra; tu — and; dharmātmā — the righteous-souled; mama — my; pitrā — by father; supūjitaḥ — well honored

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. 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.