Chapter 14 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 14

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 14.34

वनेचराणां सततं नूनं स्पृहयते पुरा। रामस्य दयिता चार्या जनकस्य सुता सती॥

vanecarāṇāṃ satataṃ nūnaṃ spṛhayate purā| rāmasya dayitā cāryā janakasya sutā satī||

English Meaning

Ere this, the chaste and worshipful spouse of Rāma–Janaka's daughter, used to love always the birds and animals of the forest.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)