dharmē in virtues, sthitā abiding, sumitrā Sumitra, tathā then, vilapantīm lamenting, pramadōttamām best among women, tāṅ kauśalyām to that Kausalya, dharmyam conforming to righteousness, idaṅ vākyam these words, abravīt said.
While Kausalya, the best of women was thus lamenting, virtuous Sumitra spoke to her these righteous words: