Chapter 36 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 36

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 36.42

दृष्ट्वा फलं वा पुष्पं वा यच्चान्यत् स्त्रीमनोहरम्। बहुशो हा प्रियेत्येवं श्वसंस्त्वामभिभाषते॥

dṛṣṭvā phalaṃ vā puṣpaṃ vā yaccānyat strīmanoharam| bahuśo hā priyetyevaṃ śvasaṃstvāmabhibhāṣate||

English Meaning

He always welcomes you sighing and saying “O my dear love!", whenever he beholds any fruit, flower or any object liked by the ladies.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)