श्वश्रूः motherinlaw ( Kausalya), कृपणम् compassionately, अनाचरन्तीम् not acting, तां मैथिलीम् that princess from Mithila (Sita), भुजाभ्याम् with arms, परिष्वज्य having embraced, मूर्ध्नि on the forehead, उपाघ्राय after kissing, अब्रवीत् said.

Kausalya, Sita's motherinlaw, took her in her arms, embraced her, kissed her on the forehead, and said to her who conducted herself without evoking any pity.