Chapter 2 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 2

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 2.13

सा तु वेदश्रुतिं दृष्ट्वा वै तपसो निधिम्। अभवत्पाण्डुदेहा सा सुव्यञ्जितशरीरजा॥

sā tu vedaśrutiṃ dṛṣṭvā vai tapaso nidhim| abhavatpāṇḍudehā sā suvyañjitaśarīrajā||

English Meaning

Hearing the sounds of Vedic recitation, and seeing that storehouse of asceticism, she had her body turned pale, and signs of pregnancy displayed themselves.

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)