अथ then, कौशेयवासिनी wearing silk clothes, सीता Sita, आत्मपरिधानार्थम् meant for her to wear, चीरम् bark robes, समीक्ष्य having seen, पृषती doe, वागुरामिव like a (fowler's) snare, सन्त्रस्ता was frightened.

Then Sita in silk clothes glanced at the bark robes meant for her to wear and was frightened like a doe seeing a (fowler's) snare.