Chapter 31 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 31

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 31.25

भार्या तस्योत्तमा लोके सीता नाम सुमध्यमा। श्यामा समविभक्ताङ्गी स्त्रीरत्नं रत्नभूषिता॥

bhāryā tasyottamā loke sītā nāma sumadhyamā| śyāmā samavibhaktāṅgī strīratnaṃ ratnabhūṣitā||

English Meaning

He has a wife of sterling worth in the world, and that slender-waisted one is known by the name of Sītā. She is in the full bloom of youth, and has a symmetrical person-a jewel among womankind embellished with jewels.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)