Chapter 59 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 59

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 59.13

सूतस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा वाचा परमदीनया। बाष्पोपहतया सूतमिदं वचनमब्रवीत्॥

sūtasya vacanaṃ śrutvā vācā paramadīnayā| bāṣpopahatayā sūtamidaṃ vacanamabravīt||

English Meaning

Hearing the words of the charioteer, the king like an exceedingly forlorn, addressed the former in words lost in the vapour of sorrow.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)