Chapter 33 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 33

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 33.14

पीडया पीडितं सर्वं जगदस्य जगत्पतेः। मूलस्येवोपघातेन वृक्षः पुष्पफलोपगः॥

pīḍayā pīḍitaṃ sarvaṃ jagadasya jagatpateḥ| mūlasyevopaghātena vṛkṣaḥ puṣpaphalopagaḥ||

English Meaning

The entire earth is distressed on account of the distress of this lord of the earth, even like a tree bearing blossoms and fruits, when its roots have been severed.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)