Canto 3 -
Araṇya-kāṇḍa
Chapter 45: Sītā Chastises Lakṣmaṇa
Text 3.45.9
इति ब्रुवाणां वैदेहीं बाष्पशोकपरिप्लुताम्।
अब्रवील्लक्ष्मणस्त्रस्तां सीतां मृगवधूमिव॥
iti bruvāṇāṁ vaidehīṁ bāṣpa-śoka-pariplutām
abravīl lakṣmaṇas trastāṁ sītāṁ mṛga-vadhūm iva
iti = in this manner; bruvāṇām = while speaking; vaidehīm = the Princess of Videha; bāṣpa-śoka-pariplutām = was overcome with tears and lamentation; abravīt = spoke [as follows]; lakṣmaṇaḥ = Lakṣmaṇa; trastām = and terrified; sītām = to Sītā-devī; mṛga-vadhūm = a doe; iva = like.
While speaking in this manner, the Princess of Videha was overcome with tears and lamentation, and terrified like a doe. Lakṣmaṇa spoke to Sītā-devī [as follows].