रामा ऊचु: नरनाथ न जानीमस्त्वत्प्रिया यद्वयवस्यति । भूतले निरवस्तारे शयानां पश्य शत्रुहन् ॥ १७ ॥
rama ucuh nara-natha na janimas tvat-priya yad vyavasyati bhutale niravastare sayanam pasya satru-han
- ramah ucuh
- the women thus spoke
- nara-natha
- O King
- na janimah
- we do not know
- tvat-priya
- your beloved
- yat vyavasyati
- why she has taken to this sort of life
- bhu-tale
- on the ground
- niravastare
- without bedding
- sayanam
- lying down
- pasya
- look
- satru-han
- O killer of enemies.
All the women addressed the King: O master of the citizens, we do not know why your dear wife has taken on this sort of existence. O killer of enemies, kindly look! She is lying on the ground without bedding. We cannot understand why she is acting this way.