Chapter 19 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 19

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 19.16

अल्पान्तरगतानां तु श्रुत्वा वचनमङ्गना। आत्मनः प्रतिरूपं सा बभाषे चारुहासिनी॥

alpāntaragatānāṃ tu śrutvā vacanamaṅganā| ātmanaḥ pratirūpaṃ sā babhāṣe cāruhāsinī||

English Meaning

Hearing those words of the monkeys, lying at a little distance, that lady, smiling sweet, spoke to them, words worthy of herself.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)