Canto 2: Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa ()Chapter 55: Rāma Leaves Bharadvāja’s Āśrama and Crosses the YamunāText 2.55.26
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Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 55: Rāma Leaves Bharadvāja’s Āśrama and Crosses the Yamunā
Text 2.55.26
अवलोक्य ततः सीतामायाचन्तीमनिन्दिताम्।
दयितां च विधेयां च रामो लक्ष्मणमब्रवीत्॥
avalokya tataḥ sītām āyācantīm aninditām
dayitāṁ ca vidheyāṁ ca rāmo lakṣmaṇam abravīt
avalokya = observed; tataḥ = then; sītām = Sītā-devī; āyācantīm = was offering prayers; aninditām = that irreproachable lady; dayitām ca = she was both dear; vidheyām = submissive to Him; ca = and; rāmaḥ = Rāma; lakṣmaṇam = to Lakṣmaṇa [as follows]; abravīt = spoke.
Rāma observed Sītā-devī. That irreproachable lady was offering prayers. She was both dear and submissive to Him. Rāma then spoke to Lakṣmaṇa [as follows].
Rāmacandra observed Sītā-devī to check whether she was tired or not.