Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 21: Rāma Consoles Kausalyā and Lakṣmaṇa
Text 2.21.21
एतत्तु वचनं श्रुत्वा लक्ष्मणस्य महात्मनः।
उवाच रामं कौसल्या रुदन्ती शोकलालसा॥
etat tu vacanaṁ śrutvā lakṣmaṇasya mahātmanaḥ
uvāca rāmaṁ kausalyā rudantī śoka-lālasā
etat tu = these; vacanam = words; śrutvā = upon hearing; lakṣmaṇasya = Lakṣmaṇa; mahā-ātmanaḥ = from the great soul; uvāca = she spoke; rāmam = to Rāma [as follows]; kausalyā = Kausalyā-devī; rudantī = while crying; śoka-lālasā = became overwhelmed by sorrow.
Upon hearing these words from the great soul Lakṣmaṇa, Kausalyā-devī became overwhelmed by sorrow. While crying, she spoke to Rāma [as follows].