Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 37: Rāma, Lakṣmaṇa and Sītā Wear Clothes of Bark
Text 2.37.21
चीरे गृहीते तु तया समीक्ष्य नृपतेर्गुरुः।
निवार्य सीतां कैकेयीं वसिष्ठो वाक्यमब्रवीत्॥
cīre gṛhīte tu tayā samīkṣya nṛpater guruḥ
nivārya sītāṁ kaikeyīṁ vasiṣṭho vākyam abravīt
cīre = ascetic garments; gṛhīte tu = had put on; tayā = she; samīkṣya = noticing that; nṛpateḥ = the king’s; guruḥ = guru; nivārya = restrained and; sītām = Sītā; kaikeyīm = to Kaikeyī; vasiṣṭhaḥ = Vasiṣṭha; vākyam = the following words; abravīt = spoke.
Noticing that she had put on ascetic garments, Vasiṣṭha, the king’s guru, restrained Sītā and spoke the following words to Kaikeyī.