Sanskrit · DevanagariComplete modern digital transcription ↗
शय्या शून्यैव सन्दृष्ट्वा पुष्पा दृश्यत खेदिनी । ततो दुःखतरं प्रापुर्योषित्सङ्घाः सहस्रशः ॥ २३॥
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śayyā śūnyaiva sandṛṣṭvā puṣpā dṛśyata khedinī | tato duḥkhataraṃ prāpuryoṣitsaṅghāḥ sahasraśaḥ || 23||
English
Seeing the flower-bed completely empty, Sītā appeared stricken with grief; then the assembled women by the thousands fell into still deeper distress.