यःअसौ he who, माम् me, निवर्तयितुम् not turn down, चित्रकूटम् Chitrakuta, उपागतः reached, शिरसा head bent down in obedience, याचतः beg, यस्य his, वचनम् words, मया by me, न कृतम् not done, कौसल्यांच Kausalya's also, सुमित्रां च sumithra, यशस्विनीम् illustrious, कैकेयीं च Kaikeyi too, सुहृदम् good hearted, गुहंच Guha also, जानपदैःसह with people, पौरान् citizens

"He came to Chitrakuta and on reaching bent down obediently, begged me by his words to return which I did not do. Kausalya, Sumithra and Kaikeyi and Guha also requested and the request of the citizens has been turned down.