Valmiki Ramayana Aranya Kanda Sarga 68 Shloka 31
Original Shlokaएवमुक्त्वा चितां दीप्तामारोप्य पतगेश्वरम्।।3.68.31।। ददाह रामो धर्मात्मा स्वबन्धुमिव दुःखितः।
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English Translation
धर्मात्मा righteous, रामः Rama, एवम् in that way, उक्त्वा having said, पतगेश्वरम् lord of birds, चिताम् on the pyre, आरोप्य having laid, दुःखितः sorrowful, स्वबन्धुमिव like his own relation, ददाह cremated.
English Commentary
Thus said, righteous Rama laid him on the pyre and sadly cremated the lord of the birds as one would do to his own relative.