Chapter 116 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 116

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 116.20

इत्युक्तवन्तं रामस्तं राजपुत्रस्तपस्विनम्। न शशाकोत्तरैर्वाक्यैरवबद्धं समुत्सुकम्॥

ityuktavantaṃ rāmastaṃ rājaputrastapasvinam| na śaśākottarairvākyairavabaddhaṃ samutsukam||

English Meaning

When the anxious ascetic had said this, Rāma could not console him by his words.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)