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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.9.2
Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 9: Rāma’s promise to the ṛṣis. He explains their refusal to spend tapasvin power on curses and declares that protecting them binds him more strongly than his own life
In the sequence: Rāma acknowledges that Sītā has spoken lovingly and thoughtfully
3.9.2
hitam uktaṃ tvayā devi snigdhayā sadṛśaṃ vacaḥ
kulaṃ vyapadiśantyā ca dharmajñe janakātmaje
A beneficial word has been spoken by you, O queen, tenderly and fittingly, invoking our lineage, O knower of dharma, O daughter of Janaka.
Words: hitam — beneficial; uktaṃ — spoken; tvayā — by you; devi — O queen, lady; snigdhayā — by (you) affectionate, tender; sadṛśaṃ — fitting, becoming; vacaḥ — a word, speech; kulaṃ — the lineage, family; vyapadiśantyā — by (you) invoking, pointing to; ca — and; dharmajñe — O knower of dharma; janakātmaje — O daughter of Janaka
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.