Chapter 111 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 111

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 111.40

प्रवादः सत्यमेवायं त्वां प्रति प्रायशो नृप॥ पतिव्रतानां नाकस्मात्पतन्त्यश्रूणि भूतले।

pravādaḥ satyamevāyaṃ tvāṃ prati prāyaśo nṛpa|| pativratānāṃ nākasmātpatantyaśrūṇi bhūtale|

English Meaning

O kin, the saying, that the tears of chaste damsels do not uselessly fall on the ground, has been verified (here) forsooth.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)