Chapter 63 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 63

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 63.13

किमयं वानरो राजन् वनपः प्रत्युपस्थितः। किं चार्थमभिनिर्दिश्य दुःखितो वाक्यमब्रवीत्॥

kimayaṃ vānaro rājan vanapaḥ pratyupasthitaḥ| kiṃ cārthamabhinirdiśya duḥkhito vākyamabravīt||

English Meaning

O king, why has this monkey, the guard over the forest, come to you, and what sorrow has led him to give vent to these expressions?

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)