Chapter 42 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 42

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 42.22

अथ गद्भदशब्दस्तु विलपन् वसुधाधिपः। उवाच मृदु मन्दार्थं वचनं दीनमस्वरम्॥

atha gadbhadaśabdastu vilapan vasudhādhipaḥ| uvāca mṛdu mandārthaṃ vacanaṃ dīnamasvaram||

English Meaning

Then with tears in his eyes, the lord of earth, lamenting, in unintelligible accents said these sad and broken words.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)