मम सत्या प्रतिज्ञा सा वीर्यशुल्केति कौशिक। सीता प्राणैर्बहुमता देया रामाय मे सुता ॥
mama satyā pratijñā sā vīryaśulketi kauśika| sītā prāṇairbahumatā deyā rāmāya me sutā ||
English Meaning
My promise viz., that I will confer Sītā upon him that will bend the bow, has been fulfilled, O son of Kusika. And this Sītā, this my daughter, dearer to me than life will I confer upon Rāma.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)