Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 26: Rāma Meets Sītā and Instructs Her
Text 2.26.18
अभिषेको यथा सज्जः किमिदानीमिदं तव।
अपूर्वो मुखवर्णश्च न प्रहर्षश्च लक्ष्यते॥
abhiṣeko yathā sajjaḥ kim idānīm idaṁ tava
apūrvo mukha-varṇaś ca na praharṣaś ca lakṣyate
abhiṣekaḥ = the coronation ceremony; yathā = when; sajjaḥ = is ready; kim = why; idānīm = now; idam tava = are You like this; apūrvaḥ = has never been seen to be like this; mukha-varṇaḥ ca = Your face’s complexion; na praharṣaḥ ca lakṣyate = and I don’t find any delight on Your face.
“Your face’s complexion has never been seen to be like this and I don’t find any delight on Your face. Why are You like this now when the coronation ceremony is ready?”