Chapter 18 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 18

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 18.3

रामेत्युक्त्वा तु वचनं वाष्पपर्याकुलेक्षणः। शशाक नृपतिर्दीनो नेक्षितुं नाभिभाषितुम्॥

rāmetyuktvā tu vacanaṃ vāṣpaparyākulekṣaṇaḥ| śaśāka nṛpatirdīno nekṣituṃ nābhibhāṣitum||

English Meaning

Uttering the word "Rāma" only, the poor king with his eyes full of tears could not see him nor could he speak to him.

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)