सुदुर्मनाः with a deeply distressed mind, शुभलक्षणा of auspicious nature, धर्मज्ञा knows her duties, धर्मदर्शिनी perceives righteousness, सा जानकी that Sita, व्यपत्रपमाणेव as though feeling ashamed, कैकेयी from Kaikeyi, ते those, कुशचीरे garments made of kusa grass, प्रगृह्य having received, अशृसम्पूर्णनेत्रा with her eyes suffused with tears, गन्धर्वराजप्रतिमम् the very image of king of gandharvas, भर्तारम् to her husband, इदम् these words, अब्रवीत् spoke.

Sita of auspicious nature who knew her duties and understood righteousness, took the garments made of kusa grass from Kaikeyi. With a sense of abashment her eyes suffused with tears, she said to her husband who was the very image of the king of gandharvas.