| sa | that |
| vÞæOm¯ | clothes |
| AÄñrag| | cosmetics |
| c | also |
| B¥xNa¢n | ornaments |
| *j: | garlands |
| tTa | as it is |
| mW¢Tl£ | Maithili |
| p#¢tjg#ah | accepted |
| p#£¢tdanm¯ | gift of love |
| An¤äOmm¯ | unsurpassed |
| p#¢tg¦/ | accepting |
| c | also |
| tt¯ | that |
| s£ta | Sita |
| p#£¢tdan| | gift of love |
| yS¢Þvn£ | very famous |
| ¢Ül¾a¸¢lp¤za | with joined palms |
| D£ra | wise |
| sm¤paÞtE | sat by the side of |
| tpaEDnam¯ | whose wealth was asceticism |
| tTa | similarly |
| s£tam¯ | to Sita |
| upas£nam¯ | seated |
| Ans¥ya | Anasuya |
| èFv#ta | steadfast in vows |
| vcn| | words |
| p#¾¤| | to ask |
| AarEBE | started |
| kTa| | a narrative |
| ka|¢ct¯ | one |
| An¤¢p#yam¯ | pleasing |
| Þvy|vrE ¢kl | in a choicemarriage |
| p#açOa | secured |
| Ïvm¯ | you |
| AnEn | this |
| yS¢Þvna | famous |
| raGvEN | by Raghava |
| i¢t | thus |
| mE | my |
| s£tE | Sita |
| kTa | story |
| ½¤¢tm¯ | ears |
| upagta | reached |
| ta| | that |
| kTa| | story |
| ½aEt¤| | to hear |
| iÅCa¢m | I desire |
| ¢vÞtarEN | in detail |
| c | also |
| mW¢T¢l | Maithili |
| yTa | as |
| An¤B¥t| | it happened |
| karqÏs"¯yEn | in full |
| tt¯ | that |
| mE | to me |
| Ïv| | you |
| v³[m¯ | to tell |
| Arqh¢s | should |
| ev| | as above |
| u³a | being asked |
| t¤ | now |
| sa | that |
| s£ta | Sita |
| ta| | to her |
| tt: | then |
| DmIca¢rN£m¯ | the hermitess |
| ½¥yta| | be pleased to listen |
| i¢t | thus |
| c | also |
| u?va | saying |
| AT | as follows |
| kTyamas | began to narrate |
| ta| | that |
| kTam¯ | story |
| ¢m¢Tla¢Dp¢t: | king of Mithila |
| v£r: | gallant |
| jnk: nam | named Janaka |
| DmI¢vt¯ | who knows what is right |
| XæODm©I | duties of a ksatriya |
| ¢h | surely |
| A¢Brt: | devoted |
| Óyayt: | with equity |
| Sa¢Þt | rules |
| mE¢dn£m¯ | over the earth |
| tÞy | his |
| laÄñlhÞtÞy | with plough in hand |
| kxIt: | while furrowing |
| XEæOmÎflm¯ | a plot to serve as sacrificial ground |
| Ah| | I |
| ¢kl | it is said |
| u¢ÏTta | emerged |
| ¢Bt¯Ïva | breaking through |
| jgt£| | the earth |
| n¦ptE: | king's |
| s¤ta | daughter |
| s: | that |
| ma| | me |
| è¾qva | seeing |
| nrp¢t: | king |
| m¤¢¾¢vXEptÏpr: | was engaged in picking handfuls of weeds |
| pa|s¤k[¢ÎZtsvaIÄñ£| | all limbs covered with dust |
| jnk: | Janaka |
| ¢v¢Þmt: | astonished |
| ABvt¯ | became |
| AnpÏyEn | with no issue |
| c | also |
| s"Ehat¯ | out of affection |
| AÄð| | in his arms |
| AaraEÔy | lifting up |
| c | also |
| Þvym¯ | himself |
| mm | my |
| iy| | this |
| tnya | daughter |
| i¢t | thus |
| u?va | saying |
| s"Eh: | love |
| m¢y | on me |
| ¢npa¢tt: | was bestowed |