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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.33.9

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 33: Bark garments over Sītā’s silk. Rāma declines royal provisions and helps Sītā fasten her bark clothing, Daśaratha protests her humiliation

In the sequence: Sītā does not know how to wear hers and asks Rāma for help → he fastens it over her silk clothing, provoking an outcry from those watching

2.33.9

athātmaparidhānārthaṃ sītā kauśeyavāsinī
samīkṣya cīraṃ saṃtrastā pṛṣatī vāgurām iva

Then Sītā, clad in silk, gazing at the bark-garment meant for her own wearing, was struck with terror, like a spotted doe at the sight of a snare.

Words: athātmaparidhānārthaṃ — then, for the purpose of clothing herself; sītā — Sītā; kauśeyavāsinī — clad in silk; samīkṣya — looking at, beholding; cīraṃ — the bark-garment; saṃtrastā — terrified; pṛṣatī — a spotted doe; vāgurām — a snare, net; iva — like

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.