Chapter 16 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 16

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 16.4

रामस्य व्यवसायज्ञा लक्ष्मणस्य च धीमतः। नात्यर्थं क्षुभ्यते देवी गङ्गेव जलदागमे॥

rāmasya vyavasāyajñā lakṣmaṇasya ca dhīmataḥ| nātyarthaṃ kṣubhyate devī gaṅgeva jaladāgame||

English Meaning

The worshipful damsel is cognizant of the prowess of Rāma and the intelligent Laksmana and for this she is not entirely depressed like to the river Ganges at the approach of the rainy season,

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)