Chapter 10 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 10

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 10.12

अदृष्टरूपास्तास्तेन काम्यरूपा वने स्त्रियः। हार्दात्तस्य मतिर्जाता आख्यातुं पितरं स्वकम्॥

adṛṣṭarūpāstāstena kāmyarūpā vane striyaḥ| hārdāttasya matirjātā ākhyātuṃ pitaraṃ svakam||

English Meaning

Beholding these beautiful damsels never seen before, he from delight, hastened to inform them of his lineage.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)