रावणेन हृता भार्या सीता मम यशस्विनी॥ निष्क्रान्तस्य जनस्थानात् सह भ्रात्रा यथासुखम्। नाममात्रं तु जानामि न रूपं तस्य रक्षसः॥
rāvaṇena hṛtā bhāryā sītā mama yaśasvinī|| niṣkrāntasya janasthānāt saha bhrātrā yathāsukham| nāmamātraṃ tu jānāmi na rūpaṃ tasya rakṣasaḥ||
English Meaning
My renowned spouse Sītā was easily ravished by Rāvaņa after I had gone out of Janasthana along with my brother. I know that Raksasa's name only—but do not know his whereabouts, his figure and his prowess.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)