| ravNEn | by Ravana |
| t¤ | in this |
| vWdEh£ | Sita |
| tTa | as above |
| p¦¾a | questioned |
| ¢jh£xIta | intending to carry away |
| p¢rv#ajk¢lHqgEn | disguised as a wandering mendicant |
| SS|s | thought |
| AaÏman| | within herself |
| AÄñna | lady |
| b#a'N: c | a brahmin also |
| A¢t¢T: | a guest |
| c | moreover |
| Ay| | he |
| An¤³: ¢h | if not replied |
| SpEt mam¯ | will curse me |
| i¢t | thus |
| ÒyaÏva | reflecting |
| m¤h\tI| | for a while |
| t¤ | in this |
| s£ta | Sita |
| vcn| | following words |
| Ab#v£t¯ | said |
| Ѥ¢hta | daughter |
| jnkÞy | of Janaka |
| Ah| | I |
| mW¢TlÞy | king of Mithila |
| mhaÏmn: | great soul |
| s£ta naØna A¢Þm | I am named Sita |
| Bd#| tE | may all be well with you |
| ramBayaI | rama's wife |
| ¢¹jaEäOm | foremost among brahmins |
| u¢xÏva | have lived |
| ¹adS | twelve |
| sma: | years |
| ißvak\Na| | kings of ikshvaku dynasty's |
| ¢nvESnE | in the palace of |
| B¤¸ana | enjoying |
| man¤xan¯ | for human beings |
| BaEgan¯ | luxuries |
| svIkamsm¦¢¼n£ | having all my desires fulfilled |
| tt: | then |
| æOyaEdSE | in the thirteenth |
| vx©I | year |
| raja | king |
| AmÓæOyt | decided |
| p#B¤: | the lord |
| A¢BxEc¢yt¤| | to coronate |
| ram| | Rama |
| smEt: | along with |
| rajm¢ÓæO¢B: | his ministers |
| t¢Þmn¯ | that |
| s|¢B#ymaNE t¤ | while being arranged |
| raGvÞy | Rama's |
| A¢BxEcnE | coronation |
| kWkEy£ nam | Kaikeyi by name |
| BtaIr| | to her husband |
| mm AayaI | my motherin-law |
| yactE | asked for |
| vrm¯ | a boon |
| p#¢tg¦/ | binding |
| t¤ | in this |
| kWkEy£ | Kaikeyi |
| áS¤r| | fatherin-law |
| s¤k]tEn | in the name of virtue |
| mE | my |
| mm | my |
| p#v#ajn| | exile to forest |
| Bt¤I: | husband's |
| BrtÞy | Bharata's |
| A¢BxEcnm¯ | coronation |
| ¹aW | the two |
| Ayact | asked as follows |
| BtaIr| | of her husband |
| sÏysÓD| | true to his word |
| n¦paEäOmm¯ | jewel among kings |
| n | not |
| Aï | from now |
| BaEßyE n | will not eat |
| c ÞvÔs¯yE n | will not sleep |
| paÞyE n | will not drink |
| kT·n | any more |
| ex: | this |
| mE | my |
| j£¢vtÞy | life's |
| AÓt: | end |
| ram: | rama |
| y¢d A¢B¢xÅytE | if coronated |
| i¢t | thus |
| b#¤vaNa| | was speaking |
| kWkEy£| | to Kaikeyi |
| áS¤r: mE | my fatherin-law |
| s: | that |
| mand: | who respects all |
| Ayact | begged |
| AT©I: | with reasons |
| AÓvT©I: | as per dharma |
| n | not |
| c | also |
| yaÅMa| | the request |
| ckar | grant |
| sa | she |