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)