स्नुषा दशरथस्य त्वं रामस्य महिषी प्रिया। जनकस्य सुता राज्ञः स्वागतं ते पतिव्रते॥
snuṣā daśarathasya tvaṃ rāmasya mahiṣī priyā| janakasya sutā rājñaḥ svāgataṃ te pativrate||
English Meaning
O chaste damsel, you at the daughter-in-law of Dasaratha, the beloved wife of Rāma and the daughter of Janaka; your coming here is auspicious. O illustrious Sir, she is on the look out for a protector-do you protect her.” The pious Vālmīki could perceive everything by virtue of his asceticism: and ascertaining the truth of the words of the Rși boys by the power of his understanding, he, with quick steps, approached Sita.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)