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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.96.18

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 96: The mothers reach Rāma’s hut. Kausalyā grieves over Daśaratha’s humble offering, the mothers greet Rāma, Lakṣmaṇa & Sītā and the assembly gathers

In the sequence: Lakṣmaṇa and Sītā also greet them

2.96.18

yathā rāme tathā tasmin sarvā vavṛtire striyaḥ
vṛttiṃ daśarathāj jāte lakṣmaṇe śubhalakṣaṇe

All those women behaved toward Lakṣmaṇa of auspicious marks, born of Daśaratha, with the very conduct they showed toward Rāma.

Words: yathā — as; rāme — toward Rāma; tathā — so; tasmin — toward him; sarvā — all; vavṛtire — behaved, conducted themselves; striyaḥ — the women; vṛttiṃ — conduct, behavior; daśarathāj — from Daśaratha; jāte — born (of); lakṣmaṇe — toward Lakṣmaṇa; śubhalakṣaṇe — of auspicious marks

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.