राज्यं भ्रष्टं वने वासः सीता नष्टा मृतो द्विजः। ईदृशीयं ममालक्ष्मीर्दहेदपि हि पावकम्॥
rājyaṃ bhraṣṭaṃ vane vāsaḥ sītā naṣṭā mṛto dvijaḥ| īdṛśīyaṃ mamālakṣmīrdahedapi hi pāvakam||
English Meaning
I have lost my kingdom and have been living in this forest. My Sītā has been carried away and this bird has been killed (on my account). This misfortune of mine can burn even the very fire.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)