Canto 1 - Boyhood
Bāla-kāṇḍa
Chapter 54: Śabalā Attacks King Viśvāmitra’s Army
Text 1.54.2
नीयमाना तु शबला राम राज्ञा महात्मना।
दुःखिता चिन्तयामास रुदन्ती शोककर्शिता॥
nīyamānā tu śabalā rāma rājñā mahātmanā
duḥkhitā cintayām āsa rudantī śoka-karśitā
nīyamānā = away; tu = while was carried; śabalā = Śabalā; rāma = O Rāma; rājñā = king; mahā-ātmanā = by that greatly endeavoring; duḥkhitā = she was stricken with grief; cintayām āsa = she thought to herself as follows; rudantī = weeping; śoka-karśitā = and afflicted with sorrow.
O Rāma, while Śabalā was carried away by that greatly endeavor-ing king, she was stricken with grief and afflicted with sorrow. Weeping, she thought to herself as follows.