Chapter 8 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 8

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 8.3

मनसा प्रसहामि त्वां देवि दुःखादिता सती। यच्छोचितव्ये हृष्टासि प्राप्य त्वं व्यसनं महत्॥

manasā prasahāmi tvāṃ devi duḥkhāditā satī| yacchocitavye hṛṣṭāsi prāpya tvaṃ vyasanaṃ mahat||

English Meaning

O worshipful lady, because you having met with signal calamity, rejoices even in what should be lamented.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)