Chapter 53 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 53

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 53.5

स तु संविश्य मेदिन्यां महार्हशयनोचितः। इमाः सौमित्रये रामो व्याजहार कथाः शुभाः॥

sa tu saṃviśya medinyāṃ mahārhaśayanocitaḥ| imāḥ saumitraye rāmo vyājahāra kathāḥ śubhāḥ||

English Meaning

Saying this, Rāma lying down on the ground although worthy of a costly bed, spoke these excellent words to Sumitrā's son.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)