सीताया वचनं श्रुत्वा परुषं राक्षसेश्वरः। प्रत्युवाच ततः सीतां विप्रियं प्रियदर्शनाम्॥
sītāyā vacanaṃ śrutvā paruṣaṃ rākṣaseśvaraḥ| pratyuvāca tataḥ sītāṃ vipriyaṃ priyadarśanām||
English Meaning
Hearing those harsh accents, that lord of Rākṣasas, replied to Sītā, of comely presence, with the following unpleasant words.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)