Chapter 40 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 40

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 40.13

त्वच्छोकविमुखो रामो देवि सत्येन ते शपे। रामे शोकाभिभूते तु लक्ष्मणः परितप्यते॥

tvacchokavimukho rāmo devi satyena te śape| rāme śokābhibhūte tu lakṣmaṇaḥ paritapyate||

English Meaning

My revered one, I swear to you by truth itself that Rāma neglect every business because of grief for you. And Rāma being over-whelmed with woe, Laksmana burn in grief.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)