Chapter 18 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 18

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 18.17

एतदाचक्ष्व मे देवि तत्त्वेन परिपृच्छतः। किंनिमित्तमपूर्वोऽयं विकारो मनुजाधिपे॥

etadācakṣva me devi tattvena paripṛcchataḥ| kiṃnimittamapūrvo'yaṃ vikāro manujādhipe||

English Meaning

Oh worshipful one, tell me all this, who am exceedingly anxious to get at the real truth. Why has this unforeseen sorrow overtaken the heart of the lord of men?

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)