Chapter 52 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 52

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 52.19

ततस्तु विगते वाष्पे सूतं स्पृष्टोदकं शुचिम्। रामस्तु मधुरं वाक्यं पुनः पुनरुवाच तम्॥

tatastu vigate vāṣpe sūtaṃ spṛṣṭodakaṃ śucim| rāmastu madhuraṃ vākyaṃ punaḥ punaruvāca tam||

English Meaning

Then when he had dried up his tears, and sanctified himself by touching the water of the Gangā, Rāma again addressed the charioteer in sweet words, saying.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)