Chapter 30 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 30

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 30.7

यदि ह्यहं सतीमेनां शोकोपहतचेतनाम्। अनाश्वास्य गमिष्यामि दोषवद् गमनं भवेत्॥

yadi hyahaṃ satīmenāṃ śokopahatacetanām| anāśvāsya gamiṣyāmi doṣavad gamanaṃ bhavet||

English Meaning

And if I go away without soothing this chaste lady, who is almost senseless with grief, I shall be blamed of neglect of duty.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)