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THE RAMAYANA
 
तामागतामुषश्रुत्य रक्षोगृहचिरोषिताम् ।
हर्षो दैन्यं च रोषश्च त्रयं राघवमाविशत् ॥
 
On hearing of the arrival of Sita who
had spent a long time in the mansion of
a Rakshasa, joy, sadness and anger-all
three took possession of Raghava.
 
लज्जया त्ववलीयन्ती स्वेषु गात्रेषु मैथिली ।
विभीषणेनानुगता भर्तारं साऽभ्यवर्तत ॥
 
As if hiding herself in her own limbs,
Maithili, followed by Vibhishana, approached
her husband.
 
विस्मयाच्च प्रहर्षाच्च स्नेहाच्च पतिदेवता ।
उदैक्षत मुखं भर्तुः सौम्यं सौम्यतरानना ॥
 
She, of highly beautiful countenance and
looking on her husband as
her god,
looked at the beautiful face of her husband
 
with surprise, joy and love.
 
तां तु पार्वस्थितां प्रद्वां रामः संप्रेक्ष्य मैथिलीम् ।
 
हृदयान्तर्गतक्रोधो व्याहर्तुमुपचक्र मे ॥
 
Looking full
 
at Maithili who was
standing modestly by his side, Rama with
resentment at heart began to address
her thus :