Valmiki Ramayana Ayodhya Kanda Sarga 103 Shloka 23
Original Shlokaतां परिष्वज्य दुःखार्तां माता दुहितरं यथा। वनवासकृशां दीनां कौसल्या वाक्यमब्रवीत्।।2.103.23।।
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English Translation
कौसल्या Kausalya, दुःखार्ताम् anguished, वनवासकृशाम् emaciated due to her stay in the forest, दीनाम् poor, ताम् her, माता mother, दुहितरं यथा like a daughter, परिष्वज्य having embraced, वाक्यम् words, अब्रवीत् said.
English Commentary
Like a mother to her daughter, Kausalya embraced the wretched Sita, who was afflicted with sorrow, and emaciated due to her stay in the forest, and said to her: