Chapter 39 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 39

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 39.7

एवमुक्त्वा तु वचनं बाष्पेण विहतेन्द्रियः। रामेति सकृदेवोक्त्वा व्याहर्तुं न शशाक सः॥

evamuktvā tu vacanaṃ bāṣpeṇa vihatendriyaḥ| rāmeti sakṛdevoktvā vyāhartuṃ na śaśāka saḥ||

English Meaning

Having said these words, Dasaratha, his senses overpowered by the vapour of sorrow, exclaimed "Rāma!” and could not proceed further.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)