Chapter 119 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 119

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 119.1

अनसूया तु धर्मज्ञा श्रुत्वा तां महती कथाम्। पर्यष्वजत् बाहुभ्यां शिरस्याघ्राय मैथिलीम्॥

anasūyā tu dharmajñā śrutvā tāṃ mahatī kathām| paryaṣvajat bāhubhyāṃ śirasyāghrāya maithilīm||

English Meaning

Having heard this grand story, Anasāyā cognizant of righteousness, smelling the head of Mithilā's daughter, embraced Sītā with her arms.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)