O'erwhelmed with woe thy lady lies,

The hot tears streaming from her eyes.

And still the queen must long and pine

Until those eyes be turned to thine.”

But Ráma stood in pensive mood,

And gathering tears his eyes bedewed.

His sad looks sought the ground: he sighed

And thus to King Vibhishaṇ cried:

“Let Sítá bathe and tire her head

And hither to my sight be led