Chapter 60 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 60

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 60.28

मया विरहिता बाला रक्षसां भक्षणाय वै। सार्थेनेव परित्यक्ता भक्षिता बहुबान्धवा ॥

mayā virahitā bālā rakṣasāṃ bhakṣaṇāya vai| sārtheneva parityaktā bhakṣitā bahubāndhavā ||

English Meaning

Alas! did I leave her alone only to be devoured by the Rākşasas? And she has been eaten up like one weak and helpless albeit she has many friends.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)