Chapter 9 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 9

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 9.11

ते तु राज्ञो वचः श्रुत्वा व्यथिता विनताननाः। न गच्छेम ऋषेीता अनुनेयन्ति तं नृपम्॥

te tu rājño vacaḥ śrutvā vyathitā vinatānanāḥ| na gacchema ṛṣeītā anuneyanti taṃ nṛpam||

English Meaning

Thereupon hearing the king's words, with aggrieved hearts, and with heads hanging down, they will beseech the monarch, saying, Afraid of the saint, Vibhāndaka, we shall not be able to repair thither.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)