मोहनार्थं तु पौराणां सूतं रामोऽब्रवीद् वचः। उदङ्मुखः प्रयाहि त्वं रथमारुह्य सारथे॥ मुहूर्तं त्वरितं गत्वा निवर्तय रथं पुनः। यथा न विद्युः पौरा मां तथा कुरु समाहितः॥
mohanārthaṃ tu paurāṇāṃ sūtaṃ rāmo'bravīd vacaḥ| udaṅmukhaḥ prayāhi tvaṃ rathamāruhya sārathe|| muhūrtaṃ tvaritaṃ gatvā nivartaya rathaṃ punaḥ| yathā na vidyuḥ paurā māṃ tathā kuru samāhitaḥ||
English Meaning
But with the view of deluding the citizens, Rāma said to the charioteer, "O charioteer, do you ascending the car proceed northwards; and having proceeded swiftly for a while, do you turn the car. Do you carefully act so that the citizens nay not perceive this."
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)