Chapter 40 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 40

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 40.31

निर्गच्छति महाबाहौ रामे पौरजनाश्रुभिः। पतितैरभ्यवहितं प्रणनाश महीरजः॥

nirgacchati mahābāhau rāme paurajanāśrubhiḥ| patitairabhyavahitaṃ praṇanāśa mahīrajaḥ||

English Meaning

As the mighty-armed Rāma proceeded, the dust of the earth raised by the car-wheels were laid by the tears of the citizens showering down.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)