Chapter 61 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 61

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 61.6

गीतवादित्रनिर्घोषं श्रुत्वा शुभसमन्विता। कथं क्रव्यादसिंहानां शब्दं श्रोष्यत्यशोभनम्॥

gītavāditranirghoṣaṃ śrutvā śubhasamanvitā| kathaṃ kravyādasiṃhānāṃ śabdaṃ śroṣyatyaśobhanam||

English Meaning

Having heard excellent vocal and instrumental music, how will Sītă hear the frightful cries of carnivorous lions?

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)