Chapter 114 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 114

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 114.2

यन्निमित्तोऽयमारम्भः कर्मणां यः फलोदयः। तां देवीं शोकसंतप्तां द्रष्टुमर्हसि मैथिलीम्॥

yannimitto'yamārambhaḥ karmaṇāṃ yaḥ phalodayaḥ| tāṃ devīṃ śokasaṃtaptāṃ draṣṭumarhasi maithilīm||

English Meaning

It behove you now to see Maithili, stricken with grief for whom you did initiate all these works and the fruit whereof has now been attained.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)