Chapter 59 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 59

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 59.10

स मयाऽऽहारसंरोधात् पीडितः प्रीतिवर्धनः। अनुमान्य यथातत्वमिदं वचनमब्रवीत्॥

sa mayā''hārasaṃrodhāt pīḍitaḥ prītivardhanaḥ| anumānya yathātatvamidaṃ vacanamabravīt||

English Meaning

Hurt (by my speech uttered) in consequence of my non-receipt of food, that enhancer of my joy, asking my forgiveness, said these words fraught with fact,

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)