Chapter 69 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 69

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 69.2

एवमेव महावीर्यो हतो नस्तातमध्यमः। न तु सत्पुरुषा राजन्विलपन्ति यथा भवान्॥

evameva mahāvīryo hato nastātamadhyamaḥ| na tu satpuruṣā rājanvilapanti yathā bhavān||

English Meaning

O Sire, this second uncle to us possessed of mighty prowess has* forsooth been slain in fight. But, О king, heroes never indulge in grief as youdoes. as *Evameva-forsooth, I render it. The commentator, however, says it means such as you have described him.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)