Chapter 23 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 23

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 23.1

ततः समुपजिघ्रन्ती कपिराजस्य तन्मुखम्। पतिं लोकश्रुता तारा मृतं वचनमब्रवीत्॥

tataḥ samupajighrantī kapirājasya tanmukham| patiṃ lokaśrutā tārā mṛtaṃ vacanamabravīt||

English Meaning

Thereupon smelling the face of that lord of monkeys, Tārā again addressed her deceased lord, known all over the world, saying.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)