Chapter 39 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 39

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 39.31

सीताया वचनं श्रुत्वा कौसल्या हृदयङ्गमम्। शुद्धसत्त्वा मुमोचाश्रु सहसा दुःखहर्षजम्॥

sītāyā vacanaṃ śrutvā kausalyā hṛdayaṅgamam| śuddhasattvā mumocāśru sahasā duḥkhaharṣajam||

English Meaning

Hearing Sītā's words which went directly to the heart, Kausalyā endued with purity of spirit, out of fullness of bliss and bale suddenly shed tears.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)