Chapter 62 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 62

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 62.13

जानामि धर्मे धर्मज्ञ त्वां जाने सत्यवादिनम्। पुत्रशोकार्तया तत्तु मया किमपि भाषितम्॥

jānāmi dharme dharmajña tvāṃ jāne satyavādinam| putraśokārtayā tattu mayā kimapi bhāṣitam||

English Meaning

I know duty, O righteous one; I know that you are truth-telling. And it is because I was exceedingly distressed on account of my son that I spoke harshly to you.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)