Chapter 62 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 62

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 62.3

त्वमशोकस्य शाखाभिः पुष्पप्रियतरा प्रिये। आवृणोषि शरीरं ते मम शोकविवर्धनी॥

tvamaśokasya śākhābhiḥ puṣpapriyatarā priye| āvṛṇoṣi śarīraṃ te mama śokavivardhanī||

English Meaning

O my dear, you delights greatly in flowers. Covering your own Person with Asoka twigs you are increasing my grief.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)