Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa 111: Departure from Atri’s hermitage · 2.111.2 →

Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.111.1

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 111: Departure from Atri’s hermitage. Sītā wears Anasūyā’s gifts, Rāma, Sītā & Lakṣmaṇa receive warnings of rākṣasas and take the forest path

In the sequence: Anasūyā embraces Sītā and thanks her for the account as the sun sets

2.111.1

anasūyā tu dharmajñā śrutvā tāṃ mahatīṃ kathām
paryaṣvajata bāhubhyāṃ śirasy āghrāya maithilīm

But Anasūyā, knower of dharma, having heard that great tale, embraced Maithilī with both arms and kissed her upon the head.

Words: anasūyā — Anasūyā; tu — but; dharmajñā — knower of dharma; śrutvā — having heard; tāṃ mahatīṃ kathām — that great tale; paryaṣvajata — embraced; bāhubhyāṃ — with both arms; śirasy — on the head; āghrāya — having smelled, kissed; maithilīm — Maithilī

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.