Chapter 18 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 18

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 18.11

अप्रसन्नमनाः किं नु सदा मां प्रति वत्सलः। विषण्णवदनो दीनः नहि मां प्रति भाषते॥

aprasannamanāḥ kiṃ nu sadā māṃ prati vatsalaḥ| viṣaṇṇavadano dīnaḥ nahi māṃ prati bhāṣate||

English Meaning

Why is his mind so aggrieved who was so kind to me, and why does he look poorly and of pale countenance who used to welcome me always with kind words?

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)