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dēvi! nūnaṅ na jānīṣē mahadbhayamupasthitam.

idaṅ tava ca duḥkhāya vaidēhyā lakṣmaṇasya ca৷৷2.20.27৷৷

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dēvi O Devi!, nūnam certainly, upasthitam has befallen, mahat great, bhayam misfortune, na jānīṣē you do not know, idam this one, tava ca to you, vaidēhyāḥ of Sita, lakṣmaṇasya ca of Lakshmana also, duḥkhāya for distress.

O mother! surely you do not know that a great misfortune has befallen, causing distress to you, Sita and Lakshmana, too.