Chapter 40 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 40

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 40.25

एवं वदन्तस्ते सोढुं न शेकुर्बाष्पमागतम्। नरास्तमनुगच्छन्ति प्रियमिक्ष्वाकुनन्दनम्॥

evaṃ vadantaste soḍhuṃ na śekurbāṣpamāgatam| narāstamanugacchanti priyamikṣvākunandanam||

English Meaning

Saying this; they could not suppress their fears; and the men followed the beloved descendant of Ikşvāku.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)