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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.110.6

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

2.110.6

sakṛd dṛṣṭāsv api strīṣu nṛpeṇa nṛpavatsalaḥ
mātṛvad vartate vīro mānam utsṛjya dharmavit

Even toward women seen but once by the king, the hero — affectionate to the king and knowing dharma — behaves as toward a mother, laying aside all pride.

Words: sakṛd — once; dṛṣṭāsv — seen; api — even; strīṣu — toward women; nṛpeṇa — by the king; nṛpavatsalaḥ — affectionate to the king; mātṛvad — as toward a mother; vartate — behaves; vīro — the hero; mānam — pride, arrogance; utsṛjya — having cast off; dharmavit — the knower of dharma

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.