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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.27.33

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 27: Rāma agrees that Sītā will accompany him. Sītā rejects separation despite every hardship, Rāma agrees to take her and asks her to distribute their possessions

In the sequence: he asks her to distribute jewels, food, and gifts before they leave → delighted, Sītā immediately begins.

2.27.33

tataḥ prahṛṣṭā paripūrṇamānasā yaśasvinī bhartur avekṣya bhāṣitam
dhanāni ratnāni ca dātum aṅganā pracakrame dharmabhṛtāṃ manasvinī

Then, overjoyed and content at heart, the illustrious lady, heeding her husband's words—that high-minded woman among the upholders of dharma—began to give away wealth and jewels.

Words: tataḥ — then; prahṛṣṭā — overjoyed; paripūrṇamānasā — with heart fully content; yaśasvinī — the illustrious lady; bhartur — of (her) husband; avekṣya — having regarded, heeded; bhāṣitam — the speech, words; dhanāni — wealth; ratnāni — jewels; ca — and; dātum — to give; aṅganā — the lady; pracakrame — began; dharmabhṛtāṃ — among the upholders of dharma; manasvinī — the high-minded one

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.