Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 26: Rāma Meets Sītā and Instructs Her
Text 2.26.38
सा त्वं वसेह कल्याणि राज्ञः समनुवर्तिनी।
भरतस्य रता धर्मे सत्यव्रतपरायणा॥
sā tvaṁ vaseha kalyāṇi rājñaḥ samanuvartinī
bharatasya ratā dharme satya-vrata-parāyaṇā
sā tvam vasa = reside; iha = here; kalyāṇi = auspicious lady; rājñaḥ = to King; samanuvartinī = while being subordinate; bharatasya = Bharata; ratā = devoted; dharme = to dharma; satya-vrata-parāyaṇā = and absorbed in unfailing vows.
Auspicious lady, reside here while being subordinate to King Bharata, devoted to dharma and absorbed in unfailing vows.1
1 Vows that are taken up and fulfilled unfailingly are said to be truthful vows because a vow is a promise to superior authorities.