Chapter 88 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 88

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 88.12

स ताः पप्रच्छ धर्मात्मा कस्यैषा लोकसुन्दरी। किमर्थमागता चैव सर्वमाख्यात मा चिरम्॥

sa tāḥ papraccha dharmātmā kasyaiṣā lokasundarī| kimarthamāgatā caiva sarvamākhyāta mā ciram||

English Meaning

Thereupon the virtuous-souled Budha accosted them saying: Whose daughter is this graceful girl among you and for what she has come here? Do not delay-tell me soon.

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)