Hearing those harsh accents, that lord of Rākṣasas, replied to Sītā, of comely presence, with the following unpleasant words.
सीताया वचनं श्रुत्वा परुषं राक्षसेश्वरः। प्रत्युवाच ततः सीतां विप्रियं प्रियदर्शनाम्॥