ततः प्रचोदिता भूतैः शंस चास्मै प्रियामिति। न च सा ह्यवदत् सीतां पृष्टा रामेण शोचता॥ रावणस्य च तद्रूपं कर्मापि च दुरात्मनः। ध्यात्वा भयात् तु वैदेही सा नदी न शशंस ह॥
tataḥ pracoditā bhūtaiḥ śaṃsa cāsmai priyāmiti| na ca sā hyavadat sītāṃ pṛṣṭā rāmeṇa śocatā|| rāvaṇasya ca tadrūpaṃ karmāpi ca durātmanaḥ| dhyātvā bhayāt tu vaidehī sā nadī na śaśaṃsa ha||
English Meaning
Thinking of the terrible figure and monstrous action of that vicious-souled Råvaņa, that river did not dare relate to him anything about Sītā, albeit appointed by the creatures to relate the story concerning her and accosted by Răma in piteous accents.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)