Chapter 33 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 33

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 33.4

न हि रथ्याः सुशक्यन्ते गन्तुं बहुजनाकुलाः। आरुह्य तस्मात् प्रासादाद् दीनाः पश्यन्ति राघवम्॥

na hi rathyāḥ suśakyante gantuṃ bahujanākulāḥ| āruhya tasmāt prāsādād dīnāḥ paśyanti rāghavam||

English Meaning

Unable to thread the streets because of a vast concourse, they ascending the terraces of the buildings, eyed Rāghava with woebegone eyes.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)