Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 37: Rāma, Lakṣmaṇa and Sītā Wear Clothes of Bark
Text 2.37.13
कृत्वा कण्ठे च सा चीरमेकमादाय पाणिना।
तस्थौ ह्यकुशला तत्र ब्रीडिता जनकात्मजा॥
kṛtvā kaṇṭhe ca sā cīram ekam ādāya pāṇinā
tasthau hy akuśalā tatra vrīḍitā janakātmajā
kṛtvā = placing; kaṇṭhe ca = around her neck; sā1 cīram = piece of cloth; ekam = one; ādāya = and taking another piece; pāṇinā = in her hand; tasthau hi = stood; akuśalā = not knowing how to dress herself with them; tatra = there; vrīḍitā = in embarrassment; janaka-ātmajā = Janaka’s daughter.
Placing one piece of the cloth around her neck and taking another piece in her hand, Janaka’s daughter stood in embarrassment, not knowing how to dress herself with them.
1 Technical note: sā janakātmajā.