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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.110.9

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: she recalls the guidance of her mother at the wedding and Kausalyā before the exile, saying Anasūyā has reinforced it

2.110.9

navīkṛtaṃ tu tat sarvaṃ vākyais te dharmacāriṇi
patiśuśrūṣaṇān nāryās tapo nānyad vidhīyate

All of that has now been renewed by your words, O righteous one; for a woman no austerity is ordained other than obedient service to her husband.

Words: navīkṛtaṃ — made new, renewed; tu — and, indeed; tat sarvaṃ — all that; vākyais — by the words; te — your; dharmacāriṇi — O righteous lady; patiśuśrūṣaṇān — than service to the husband; nāryās — for a woman; tapo — austerity; nānyad — no other; vidhīyate — is ordained

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.