
Ramayana · Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 18, Verse 39
Ramayana 2.18.39
एतेन त्वां नरेन्द्रोऽयं कारुण्येन समाप्लुतः।शोकसंक्लिष्ट वदनो न शक्नोति निरीक्षितुम्।।।।
etena tvāṁ narendro ’yaṁ kāruṇyena samāplutaḥ | śokasaṅkliṣṭavadano na śakn̄oti nirīkṣitum ||
For this reason the king, overwhelmed with compassion, his face strained by grief, cannot bear to look upon you.