Chapter 58 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 58

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 58.19

अब्रवीच्चापि मां भूयो भृशमश्रूणि वर्तयन्। मातेव मम माता ते द्रष्टव्या पुत्रगर्धिनी। ॥ इत्येवं मां महाबाहुब्रुवन्नेव महायशाः। रामो राजीवपत्राक्षो भृशमश्रूण्यवर्तयत्॥

abravīccāpi māṃ bhūyo bhṛśamaśrūṇi vartayan| māteva mama mātā te draṣṭavyā putragardhinī| || ityevaṃ māṃ mahābāhubruvanneva mahāyaśāḥ| rāmo rājīvapatrākṣo bhṛśamaśrūṇyavartayat||

English Meaning

And shedding copious tears, he again addressed me, saying, Do you look upon my mother as on your own proud of her son. Having said this, the mighty-armed and illustrious Rāma furnished with eyes resembling lotus-petals, shed plenteous tears.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)