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)