Chapter 25 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 25

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 25.5

तं समासाद्य लङ्केशः परिष्वज्याथ बाहुभिः। अब्रवीत्किमिदं वत्स वर्तसे ब्रूहि तत्त्वतः॥

taṃ samāsādya laṅkeśaḥ pariṣvajyātha bāhubhiḥ| abravītkimidaṃ vatsa vartase brūhi tattvataḥ||

English Meaning

Having seen him (there) and embraced him by his arms the lord of Lankā said: “What are you after, O my child? Tell me the truth."

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)