अथ मे कृषतः क्षेत्र लाङ्गलादुत्थिता ततः॥ क्षेत्रं शोधयता लब्धा नाम्ना सीतेति विश्रुता। भूतलादुत्थितां सा तु व्यवर्धत ममात्मजा ॥
atha me kṛṣataḥ kṣetra lāṅgalādutthitā tataḥ|| kṣetraṃ śodhayatā labdhā nāmnā sīteti viśrutā| bhūtalādutthitāṃ sā tu vyavardhata mamātmajā ||
English Meaning
And as I was ploughing the mead, arose a damsel, and as I obtained her while hallowing the field (for sacrifice), she has come to be known by the name of Sītā. And arising from the earth, she grew as my daughter.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)