शोकेन महता त्रस्ता मैथिली जनकात्मजा। न शर्म लभते भीरुः पाशबद्धा मृगी यथा॥
śokena mahatā trastā maithilī janakātmajā| na śarma labhate bhīruḥ pāśabaddhā mṛgī yathā||
English Meaning
And like a female deer fast bound by a trap, Janaka's timid daughter Maithilī, agitated by the mighty grief, did not attain respite.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)