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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.111.14

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

2.111.14

nyavedayat tataḥ sarvaṃ sītā rāmāya maithilī
prītidānaṃ tapasvinyā vasanābharaṇasrajām

Then Sītā Maithilī reported it all to Rāma — the ascetic-woman's loving gift of garments, ornaments, and garlands.

Words: nyavedayat — reported, made known; tataḥ — then; sarvaṃ — all; sītā — Sītā; rāmāya — to Rāma; maithilī — Maithilī; prītidānaṃ — the loving gift; tapasvinyā — of the ascetic-woman; vasanābharaṇasrajām — of garments, ornaments, and garlands

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.