Chapter 12 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 12

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 12.30

न स्मराम्यप्रियं वाक्यं लोकस्य प्रियवादिनः। स कथं त्वत्कृते राम वक्ष्यामि प्रियमप्रियम्॥

na smarāmyapriyaṃ vākyaṃ lokasya priyavādinaḥ| sa kathaṃ tvatkṛte rāma vakṣyāmi priyamapriyam||

English Meaning

I do not recollect to have heard Rāma, who ever speaks sweet words, to have used any unpleasant speech to any one; how can I then foi your sake unfold this disagreeable matter to the beloved Rāma.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)