🪷 Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · 4.20.16

Kiṣkindhā-Kāṇḍa · The Book of Kiṣkindhā · Sarga 20 · Verse 16

वैधव्यम् शोक संतापम् कृपणम् अकृपणा सती ।अदुह्ख उपचिता पूर्वम् वर्तयिष्यामि अनाथवत् ॥४-२०-१६॥
— Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 4.20.16 · Devanāgarī reading text

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APA: Vālmīki Maharṣi. (n.d.). Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa Kiṣkindhā-Kāṇḍa 4.20.16. Vidhyāmitra. Retrieved 2026-08-18, from https://vidhyamitra.com/valmiki-ramayana/kishkindha-kanda/20/16
Chicago: Vālmīki Maharṣi. "Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa Kiṣkindhā-Kāṇḍa 4.20.16." Vidhyāmitra. Accessed 2026-08-18. https://vidhyamitra.com/valmiki-ramayana/kishkindha-kanda/20/16.
MLA: Vālmīki Maharṣi. "Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa Kiṣkindhā-Kāṇḍa 4.20.16." Vidhyāmitra, 2026, https://vidhyamitra.com/valmiki-ramayana/kishkindha-kanda/20/16.
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