Valmiki Ramayana 2.117.19

तत: सीतां महाभागां दृष्ट्वा तां धर्मचारिणीम् ।सान्त्वयन्त्यब्रवीद्धृष्टा दिष्ट्या धर्ममवेक्षसे॥

tata: sītāṃ mahābhāgāṃ dṛṣṭvā tāṃ dharmacāriṇīm |sāntvayantyabravīddhṛṣṭā diṣṭyā dharmamavekṣase ||

Our plain-language meaning of this verse is waiting for scholar review.