Chapter 60 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 60

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 60.23

नैव सा नूनमथवा हिंसिता चारुहासिनी। कृच्छं प्राप्तं हि मां नूनं यथोपेक्षितुमर्हति॥

naiva sā nūnamathavā hiṃsitā cāruhāsinī| kṛcchaṃ prāptaṃ hi māṃ nūnaṃ yathopekṣitumarhati||

English Meaning

Or, O you having a sweet smile, you are not she; truly you have been killed or else you would not have neglected me at this time of dire affliction.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)