Let us, O hero, taking our bows, station ourselves on this hill. I will (to day) see Bharata, for whom we have come by this mighty misfortune. Or let us rather remain where we are accoutred in mail and with our arms ready. Shall he of the Kovidāra banner in conflict come under our sway? O hero, we have met with that foe of ours for whom, O Rāghava, you, Sītā and myself have (experienced such misery), for whom, O Rāghava, you have been cast off from the entire kingdom.
गृहीतधनुषावाचां गिरिं वीर श्रयावहे। अथवेहैव तिष्ठावः संनद्धाबुद्यतायुधौ॥ अपि नौ वशमागच्छेत् कोविदारध्वजो रणे। अपि द्रक्ष्यामि भरतं यत्कृते व्यसनं महत्॥ त्वया राघव सम्प्राप्तं सीतया च मया तथा। यनिमित्तं भवान् राज्याच्च्युतो राघव शाश्वतात्॥