sIqw vwc rwm so ] mnohr CMd ]

seetaa vaach raam so || manohar chha(n)dh ||

Speech of Sita addressed to Ram :

sUl sh`au qn sUk rh`au pr sI n kh`au isr sUl sh`augI ]

sool saha'au tan sook raha'au; par see na kaha'au sir sool saha'augee ||

MANOHAR STANZA

bwGu bukwr PnIn Pukwr su sIs igro pr sI n kh`augI ]

baagh bukaar faneen fukaara; su sees giro par see na kaha'augee ||

“If the thorns sting and the body pines away, I shall endure the hardship of the thorn on my head.

bws khw bnbws Blo nhI pws qjO pIX pwie gh`augI ]

baas kahaa banabaas bhalo; nahee paas tajau peey pai gaha'augee ||

”If the tigers and serpents fall on my head, even then I shall not utter ‘oh’ or ‘alas’.

hws khw ieh audws smY igih Aws rh`au pr mY n rh`augI ]249]

haas kahaa ieh udhaas samai; geh aas raha'au par mai na raha'augee ||249||

“For me the exile in the forest is good for me than the palace, O beloved! bow at your feet.

rwm vwc sIqw pRiq ]

raam vaach seetaa prat ||

“Do not joke with me at this sad hour, I shall have hope and return to our home if I shall be with you, but I shall not live here without you.”249.