एवमुक्ता तु सा सीता तापसी धर्मचारिणीम्। श्रूयतामिति चोक्त्वा वै कथयामास तां कथाम्॥
evamuktā tu sā sītā tāpasī dharmacāriṇīm| śrūyatāmiti coktvā vai kathayāmāsa tāṃ kathām||
English Meaning
Thus address, Sītā, saying to the ascetic engaged in pious acts, "Listen!" began to tell the story.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)