Chapter 40 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 40

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 40.42

तथा रुदन्ती कौसल्यां रथं तमनुधावतीम्। क्रोशन्ती राम रामेति हा सीते लक्ष्मणेति च॥ रामलक्ष्मणसीतार्थं स्रवन्तीं वारि नेत्रजम्। असकृत् प्रेक्षत सतां नृत्यन्तीमिव मातरम्॥

tathā rudantī kausalyāṃ rathaṃ tamanudhāvatīm| krośantī rāma rāmeti hā sīte lakṣmaṇeti ca|| rāmalakṣmaṇasītārthaṃ sravantīṃ vāri netrajam| asakṛt prekṣata satāṃ nṛtyantīmiva mātaram||

English Meaning

Rāma beheld his mother Kausalyā running after the car, bewailing aloud, “Rāma, Rāma, Ah Sītā, Lakşmaņa,” shedding tears for Rāma, Laks maņa and Sītā, and appearing as if she had been dancing incessantly.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)