यदि दृश्येत सा साध्वी यदि चेह वसेमहि। स्पृहयेयं न शक्राय नायोध्यायै रघूत्तम ॥
yadi dṛśyeta sā sādhvī yadi ceha vasemahi| spṛhayeyaṃ na śakrāya nāyodhyāyai raghūttama ||
English Meaning
O best of Raghus, I do not desire Ayodhyā or the dignity of Indra if that chaste Sītā be found here and if I can live with her.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)