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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.111.11

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: she asks Sītā to put on the gifts before returning to Rāma

2.111.11

alaṃkuru ca tāvat tvaṃ pratyakṣaṃ mama maithili
prītiṃ janaya me vatsa divyālaṃkāraśobhinī

And now adorn yourself before my very eyes, Maithilī; give me joy, my child, shining with these divine ornaments.

Words: alaṃkuru — adorn yourself; ca — and; tāvat — now, meanwhile; tvaṃ — you; pratyakṣaṃ mama — before my eyes; maithili — O Maithilī; prītiṃ — joy; janaya — produce, give; me — to me; vatsa — O child; divyālaṃkāraśobhinī — shining with divine ornaments

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.