Chapter 21 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 21

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 21.3

तृणमन्तरतः कृत्वा प्रत्युवाच शुचिस्मिता। निवर्तय मनो मत्तः स्वजने प्रीयतां मनः॥

tṛṇamantarataḥ kṛtvā pratyuvāca śucismitā| nivartaya mano mattaḥ svajane prīyatāṃ manaḥ||

English Meaning

Placing a twig before, that one, of beautiful smile, said-"Do you take back your mind from me and place it in your own wives."

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)