mahaatmaa saa

that high-souled Seetha

na hanti dashagriivam

does not kill Ravana

kR^itaagasam

who has committed an offence; (by subjecting him to a curse)

itiyatniyataH samudaachaaraH

because she conducts herself well with restraint

uttamaa

supreme

bhaktiH

is her devotion

bhartari

to her lord.