Chapter 72 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 72

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 72.1

अतिकायं हतं श्रुत्वा लक्ष्मणेन महात्मना। उद्वेगमगमद्राजा वचनं चेदमब्रवीत्॥

atikāyaṃ hataṃ śrutvā lakṣmaṇena mahātmanā| udvegamagamadrājā vacanaṃ cedamabravīt||

English Meaning

Hearing Atikāya slain by the high-souled Lakşmaņa, the king was filled with exceeding great anxiety and spoke thus.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)