अपि ते जीवितान्ताय नोत्पन्ना जनकात्मजा। अपि सीतानिमित्तं च स भवेद् व्यसनं महत्॥
api te jīvitāntāya notpannā janakātmajā| api sītānimittaṃ ca sa bhaved vyasanaṃ mahat||
English Meaning
If Janaka's daughter has not sprung to compass your destruction, if a dreadful disaster do not befall you because of Sītā,
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)