rāmaḥ Rama, cakṣuṣā with eyes, prapibanniva as if drinking, tāḥ those, prajāḥ people, svāḥ his own, prajāḥ iva like children, sasnēham (snēhēna) with affection, avēkṣamāṇaḥ seeing, uvāca said.
Looking at the people with love as if they were his own children and as though drinking them with his glances, Rama appealed to them: