तं प्रयान्तं मुनिं सीता प्राञ्जलिः पृष्ठतोऽन्वगात्। तं दृष्ट्वा मुनिमायान्तं वैदेह्या मुनिपत्नयः। उपाजग्मुर्मुदा युक्ता वचनं चेदमब्रुवन्॥ स्वागतं ते मुनिश्रेष्ठ चिरस्यागमनं च ते। अभिवादयामस्त्वां सर्वा उच्यतां किं च कुर्महे ॥
taṃ prayāntaṃ muniṃ sītā prāñjaliḥ pṛṣṭhato'nvagāt| taṃ dṛṣṭvā munimāyāntaṃ vaidehyā munipatnayaḥ| upājagmurmudā yuktā vacanaṃ cedamabruvan|| svāgataṃ te muniśreṣṭha cirasyāgamanaṃ ca te| abhivādayāmastvāṃ sarvā ucyatāṃ kiṃ ca kurmahe ||
English Meaning
Saying this, She with folded hands, followed the ascetic. Beholding the great ascetic and Sītā approach, the wives, of the Rsis, delighted neared them and said. “Do you come, O foremost of Rșis, you have arrived here after a long time. We all bow to you-do you order what we shall do."
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)