Chapter 21 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 21

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 21.1

तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्य स्नेहपर्याकुलाक्षरम्। समन्युः कौशिकौ वाक्यं प्रत्युवाच महीपतिम् ॥

tacchrutvā vacanaṃ tasya snehaparyākulākṣaram| samanyuḥ kauśikau vākyaṃ pratyuvāca mahīpatim ||

English Meaning

Hearing those words of Dasaratha's composed of letters faltering with affection, Kusika's son, stirred up with anger, answered the monarch, saying,

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)