Chapter 73 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 73

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 73.24

तवापि सुमहाभागे जनेन्द्रकुलपूर्वके। बुद्धिमोहः कथमयं सम्भूतस्त्वयि गर्हितः॥

tavāpi sumahābhāge janendrakulapūrvake| buddhimohaḥ kathamayaṃ sambhūtastvayi garhitaḥ||

English Meaning

And how, O highly exalted lady, O you that born in a royal race, could such reprehensible fatuity take possession of your senses?

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)