Chapter 49 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 49

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 49.4

दृष्टास्माभिः प्ररुदिता दृढं शोकपरायणा। अनर्हा दुःखशोकाभ्यामेका दीना अनाथवत्॥

dṛṣṭāsmābhiḥ praruditā dṛḍhaṃ śokaparāyaṇā| anarhā duḥkhaśokābhyāmekā dīnā anāthavat||

English Meaning

We saw her alone crying aloud being overwhelmed with sorrow and grief as if she had none to look after her. A damsel like her should not be subject to such a condition.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)