Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 43: Kausalyā Laments for Rāma, Lakṣmaṇa and Sītā
Text 2.43.12
कदायोध्यां महाबाहुः पुरीं वीरः प्रवेक्ष्यति।
पुरस्कृत्य रथे सीतां वृषभो गोवधूमिव॥
kadāyodhyāṁ mahā-bāhuḥ purīṁ vīraḥ pravekṣyati
puraskṛtya rathe sītāṁ vṛṣabho go-vadhūm iva
kadā = when; ayodhyām = of Ayodhyā; mahā-bāhuḥ = the mighty-armed; purīm = the city; vīraḥ = hero Rāma; pravekṣyati = will enter; puraskṛtya = keeping in front; rathe = on a chariot; sītām = Sītā; vṛṣabhaḥ = a bull; go-vadhūm = with its mate; iva = like.
When will the mighty-armed hero Rāma enter the city of Ayodhyā, keeping Sītā on a chariot in front, like a bull with its mate?