Chapter 15 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 15

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 15.35

इयं सा यत्कृते रामश्चतुर्भिरिह तप्यते। कारुण्येनानृशंस्येन शोकेन मदनेन च॥ स्त्री प्रणष्टेति कारुण्यादाश्रितेत्यानृशंस्यतः। पत्नी नष्टेति शोकेन प्रियेति मदनेन च ॥

iyaṃ sā yatkṛte rāmaścaturbhiriha tapyate| kāruṇyenānṛśaṃsyena śokena madanena ca|| strī praṇaṣṭeti kāruṇyādāśritetyānṛśaṃsyataḥ| patnī naṣṭeti śokena priyeti madanena ca ||

English Meaning

This is that damsel on whose account Rāma being simultaneously burnt by affection, pity, grief and amour, affection in consequence of his beloved spouse being ravished, pity for his inability to protect one dependent on him, grief for the loss of his beloved wife and amour for his dear one.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)