Valmiki Ramayana Ayodhya Kanda Sarga 43 Shloka 11
Original Shlokaकदा प्रेक्ष्य नरव्याघ्रावरण्यात्पुनरागतौ। नन्दिष्यति पुरी हृष्टा समुद्र इव पर्वणि।।2.43.11।।
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English Translation
अरण्यात् from the forest, पुनः again, आगतौ having come back, नरव्याघ्रौ tigers (best) among men, Rama and Lakshmana, प्रेक्ष्य having seen, पुरी the city of Ayodhya, पर्वणि on a fullmoon day, समुद्र इव like the sea, हृष्टा overflow (overjoyed), कदा when, नन्दिष्यति will it rejoice?
English Commentary
When will, like the swelling sea on a full Moon day, the city hail the return of Rama and Lakshmana, the best among men?