Chapter 5 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 5

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 5.15

सा नूनमसितापाङ्गी रक्षोमध्यगता सती। मन्नाथा नाथहीनेव त्रातारं नाधिगच्छति॥

sā nūnamasitāpāṅgī rakṣomadhyagatā satī| mannāthā nāthahīneva trātāraṃ nādhigacchati||

English Meaning

Alas that chaste dame having scarlet corners of the eye, being encircled by the demons, is wishing for a protector like to one having no husband, albeit having a husband in me.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)