Chapter 1 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 1

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 1.23

श्रुत्वैतस्य पुरा शब्दमाश्रमस्था मम प्रिया। मामाहूय प्रमुदिता परमं प्रत्यनन्दत ॥

śrutvaitasya purā śabdamāśramasthā mama priyā| māmāhūya pramuditā paramaṃ pratyanandata ||

English Meaning

Formerly my dear one, while in the asylum, delighted with the music of these birds, used to attain to a greater joy addressing me to hear them.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)