Chapter 25 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 25

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 25.27

उवाचापि प्रहृष्टेव सा दु:खवशवर्तिनी। वाङ्मात्रेण न भावेन वाचा संसज्जमानया॥

uvācāpi prahṛṣṭeva sā du:khavaśavartinī| vāṅmātreṇa na bhāvena vācā saṃsajjamānayā||

English Meaning

That excellent one of high renown, embracing Rāma and smelling his head, with her voice choked, as if all pleased, though placed under the influence of dire distress in reality, uttered mantras and spoke to him thus.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)