तंत्र लङ्कां समासाद्य मुरीं रावणपालिताम्। ददर्श सीतां ध्यायन्तीमशोकवनिकां गताम्॥
taṃtra laṅkāṃ samāsādya murīṃ rāvaṇapālitām| dadarśa sītāṃ dhyāyantīmaśokavanikāṃ gatām||
English Meaning
Thereby arriving at the city of Lankā, ruled by Rāvana, he found Sītā in the midst of an Asoka garden, absorbed in thought.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)