tām = Sītā; pariṣvajya = embracing; duḥkha-ārtām = who was morose; mātā = a mother [meeting]; duhitaram = her daughter; yathā = like; vana-vāsa-kṛśām = and emaciated by residing in the forest; dīnām = anguished in distress; kausalyā = Kausalyā-devī; vākyam = the following words; abravīt = and spoke.