Chapter 28 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 28

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 28.2

सान्त्वयित्वा ततस्तां तु बाष्पदूषितलोचनाम्। निवर्तनार्थे धर्मात्मा वाक्यमेतदुवाच ह॥

sāntvayitvā tatastāṃ tu bāṣpadūṣitalocanām| nivartanārthe dharmātmā vākyametaduvāca ha||

English Meaning

And consoling her whose eyes were stained with tears, that virtuous-souled one spoke to her the following words with a view to prevent her from going.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)