Chapter 4 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 4

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 4.1

ह्रियमाणौ तु काकुत्स्थौ दृष्ट्वा सीता रघूत्तमौ । उच्चैः स्वरेण चुक्रोश प्रगृह्य सुमहाभुजौ॥

hriyamāṇau tu kākutsthau dṛṣṭvā sītā raghūttamau | uccaiḥ svareṇa cukrośa pragṛhya sumahābhujau||

English Meaning

Seeing those foremost of Raghus, the Kākutsthas, carried away, Sītā carried in a loud voice, raising up her arms. * *Another reading is Subhujābhujau-That one of elegant arms (raising) them up.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)