तस्मिंस्तथा जल्पति विप्रमुख्ये गुरौ नृपस्याप्रतिमप्रभावे। नैव स्म सीता विनिवृत्तभावा प्रियस्य भर्तुः प्रतिकारकामा॥
tasmiṃstathā jalpati vipramukhye gurau nṛpasyāpratimaprabhāve| naiva sma sītā vinivṛttabhāvā priyasya bhartuḥ pratikārakāmā||
English Meaning
When that foremost of Brāhmaṇas, that preceptor of the king possessed of unparalleled potency had said this, Sītā, desirous of serving her beloved lord, did not turn from the ascetic dress (presented by Kaikeyi.) preceptor of the king possessed of unparalleled potency had said this, Sītā, desirous of serving her beloved lord, did not turn from the ascetic dress (presented by Kaikeyi.)
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)