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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.110.5

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

2.110.5

yāṃ vṛttiṃ vartate rāmaḥ kausalyāyāṃ mahābalaḥ
tām eva nṛpanārīṇām anyāsām api vartate

The very conduct that the mighty Rāma shows toward Kausalyā, that same he shows toward the king's other women as well.

Words: yāṃ vṛttiṃ — which conduct; vartate — he behaves, conducts himself; rāmaḥ — Rāma; kausalyāyāṃ — toward Kausalyā; mahābalaḥ — the mighty; tām eva — that very; nṛpanārīṇām — toward the king's women; anyāsām — the other; api — also; vartate — he behaves

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.