Chapter 14 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 14

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 14.42

सुमन्त्रः करुणं श्रुत्वा दृष्ट्वा दीनं च पार्थिवम्। प्रगृहीताञ्जलिः किंचित् तस्माद् देशादपाक्रमत्॥

sumantraḥ karuṇaṃ śrutvā dṛṣṭvā dīnaṃ ca pārthivam| pragṛhītāñjaliḥ kiṃcit tasmād deśādapākramat||

English Meaning

Hearing those sorrowful words and finding the lord of earth aggrieved thus, Sumantra with clasped hands went off a little.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)