Chapter 8 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 8

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 8.27

एतावदुक्त्वा वचनं वाष्पदूषितलोचनः। वाष्पदूषितया वाचा नोच्चैः शक्नोति भाषितुम्॥

etāvaduktvā vacanaṃ vāṣpadūṣitalocanaḥ| vāṣpadūṣitayā vācā noccaiḥ śaknoti bhāṣitum||

English Meaning

Having proceeded thus far, he, his eyes filled with tears and his words faltering because of vapour, could not speak aloud.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)