ध्यायन्तीं तामिवास्वस्थां दीनां चिन्ताहतप्रभाम्। उवाच वचनं पापो रावणो राक्षसेश्वरः।।3.55.33।।
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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset
English Translation
पापः sinful, राक्षसेश्वरः lord of the demons, रावणः Ravana, ध्यायन्तीमिव as though in a contemplative mood, अस्वस्थाम् who was not well, दीनाम् piteously, चिन्ताहतप्रभाम् her beauty dulled by her anxiety, ताम् her, वचनम् these words, उवाच said.
English Commentary
While Sita was lost in thought, feeling ill at lase, looking wretched with her beauty dulled by her anxiety, the sinful lord of the demons continued :