Chapter 17 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 17

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 17.22

तां देवीं दीनवदनामदीनां भर्तृतेजसा। रक्षितां स्वेन शीलेन सीतामसितलोचनाम्।।२७

tāṃ devīṃ dīnavadanāmadīnāṃ bhartṛtejasā| rakṣitāṃ svena śīlena sītāmasitalocanām||27

English Meaning

And though the countenance of that worshipful one was shorn of all grace, her heart did not loose its loftiness in consequence of her husband's prowess.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)