Chapter 56 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 56

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 56.1

सा तथोक्ता तु वैदेही निर्भया शोककर्शिता। तृणमन्तरतः कृत्वा रावणं प्रत्यभाषत॥

sā tathoktā tu vaidehī nirbhayā śokakarśitā| tṛṇamantarataḥ kṛtvā rāvaṇaṃ pratyabhāṣata||

English Meaning

Having been thus addressed, Vaidehī unaffected by fear, although exercised with grief, placing a blade of grass between herself and Rāvana, answered him.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)