Chapter 72 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 72

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 72.11

राजा भवति भूयिष्ठमिहाम्बाया निवेशने। तमहं नाद्य पश्यामि द्रष्टुमिच्छनिहागतः॥

rājā bhavati bhūyiṣṭhamihāmbāyā niveśane| tamahaṃ nādya paśyāmi draṣṭumicchanihāgataḥ||

English Meaning

The king generally remains in this apartment of my mother. But coming here with the desire of seeing him, I do not today find him at this place.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)