Chapter 40 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 40

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 40.43

तिष्ठेति राजा चुक्रोश याहि याहीति राघवः। सुमन्त्रस्य बभूवात्मा चक्रयोरिव चान्तरा॥

tiṣṭheti rājā cukrośa yāhi yāhīti rāghavaḥ| sumantrasya babhūvātmā cakrayoriva cāntarā||

English Meaning

The king exclaimed, "Stay,” Rāghava said, "On, On." Sumantra's mind vacillated like that of one placed between two hosts burning to encounter each other.

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)