ततो मध्ये जनौघस्य प्रविश्य मुनिपुङ्गवः। सीतासहायो वाल्मीकिरिति होवाच राघवम्॥ इयं दाशरथे सीता सुव्रता धर्मचारिणी। अपवादात्परित्यक्ता ममाश्रमसमीपतः॥
tato madhye janaughasya praviśya munipuṅgavaḥ| sītāsahāyo vālmīkiriti hovāca rāghavam|| iyaṃ dāśarathe sītā suvratā dharmacāriṇī| apavādātparityaktā mamāśramasamīpataḥ||
English Meaning
There upon having entered that huge assemblage in company of Sītā, the great ascetic Valmiki addressed Rāma, saying: O son of Dasaratha, in fear of calumny, you did renounce her near my hermitage, albeit Sitā is pure and follows the ways of morality.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)