Chapter 118 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 118

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 118.26

स मां दृष्ट्वा नरपतिर्मुष्टिविक्षेपतत्परः। पांसुगुण्ठितसर्वाङ्गी विस्मितो जनकोऽभवत्॥

sa māṃ dṛṣṭvā narapatirmuṣṭivikṣepatatparaḥ| pāṃsuguṇṭhitasarvāṅgī vismito janako'bhavat||

English Meaning

Tending me, with my body covered with dust, Janaka, engaged in throwing handfuls of dust (to level hollow spots), was struck with amazement.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)