Chapter 48 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 48

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 48.19

दृष्टपूर्वं न ते रूपं पादौ दृष्टौ तवानघे॥ कथमत्र हि पश्यामि रामेण रहितां वने।

dṛṣṭapūrvaṃ na te rūpaṃ pādau dṛṣṭau tavānaghe|| kathamatra hi paśyāmi rāmeṇa rahitāṃ vane|

English Meaning

O you having no sin, upto this time I have seen any portion of your beautiful person but feet. This is a solitary forest and besides the worshipful Räma, is not present here-under these circumstances how can I cast looks upon you?

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)