Chapter 5 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 5

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 5.20

कदा नु खलु मे साध्वी सीतामरसुतोपमा। सोत्कण्ठा कण्ठमालम्ब्य मोक्ष्यत्यानन्दजं जलम्॥

kadā nu khalu me sādhvī sītāmarasutopamā| sotkaṇṭhā kaṇṭhamālambya mokṣyatyānandajaṃ jalam||

English Meaning

When shall my devoted Sītā resembling the daughter of a celestial, fling herself anxiously around my neck and shed tears of joy?

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)