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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.111.12

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: Sītā dresses, bows, and rejoins him → Rāma is pleased, and she explains Anasūyā's gifts; Lakṣmaṇa too rejoices at the exceptional honor shown to her

2.111.12

sā tadā samalaṃkṛtya sītā surasutopamā
praṇamya śirasā tasyai rāmaṃ tv abhimukhī yayau

Then Sītā, having adorned herself, like a daughter of the gods, bowed her head to her and went to face Rāma.

Words: sā tadā — she then; samalaṃkṛtya — having adorned herself; sītā — Sītā; surasutopamā — like a daughter of the gods; praṇamya śirasā — having bowed with her head; tasyai — to her; rāmaṃ — toward Rāma; tv — indeed; abhimukhī — facing; yayau — went

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.