
Ramayana · Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 116, Verse 8
Ramayana 2.116.8
अथर्षिर्जरया वृद्धस्तपसा च जरां गतः।वेपमान इवोवाच रामं भूतदयापरम्।।2.116.8।।
atha ṛṣir jarayā vṛddhas tapasā ca jarāṃ gataḥ | vepamāna ivovāca rāmaṃ bhūtadayāparam || 2.116.8 ||
Then an ascetic—aged by years and worn by austerity—spoke, as if trembling, to Rāma, who is deeply compassionate to all beings.