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)