Chapter 48 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 48

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 48.17

एवं ब्रुवन्त्यां सीतायां लक्ष्मणो दीनचेतनः॥ शिरसा वन्द्य धरणीं व्याहतुं न शशाक ह।

evaṃ bruvantyāṃ sītāyāṃ lakṣmaṇo dīnacetanaḥ|| śirasā vandya dharaṇīṃ vyāhatuṃ na śaśāka ha|

English Meaning

Sita having said this, Laksmana, with a bewildered heart, saluted her touching the ground which his head. He could not speak more.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)