स्त्रियः women, सुते when a son, भ्रातरिवा or brother, विवासिते exiled, यथा तथा in the same manner, राम निमित्तम् for the sake of Rama, आतुराः grieving, दीनाः dejected, विचेतसः with troubled minds, विलप्य having lamented, रुरुदुः wept, तासाम् for them, सः Rama, सुतैः more than sons, अधिकः more, अभवत् हि became indeed.

The women grieved over Rama as if a son or a brother had been exiled. Depressed and distressed, they wept and sobbed. For them, Rama was indeed more than their sons.