Canto 3 -
Araṇya-kāṇḍa
Chapter 44: Śrī Rāma Kills Mārīca
Text 3.44.23
हा सीते लक्ष्मणेत्येवमाक्रुश्य च महास्वनम्।
ममार राक्षसः सोऽयं श्रुत्वा सीता कथं भवेत्॥
hā sīte lakṣmaṇety evam ākruśya ca mahā-svanam
mamāra rākṣasaḥ so ’yaṁ śrutvā sītā kathaṁ bhavet
hā sīte = Oh Sītā; lakṣmaṇa iti evam = Lakṣmaṇa; ākruśya ca = has cried out; mahā-svanam = in a loud voice; mamāra = and then died; rākṣasaḥ = rākṣasa; saḥ = the; ayam = here; śrutvā = upon hearing this; sītā = Sītā; katham bhavet = what will happen to.
The rākṣasa here has cried out in a loud voice, “Oh Sītā! Lakṣmaṇa!” and then died. What will happen to Sītā upon hearing this?1
1 Rāmāyaṇa-bhāva-dīpa: kathaṁ bhavet kiṁ-prakārā bhavet.