Ramayana
नाश्रौषमिति राजानमुपालब्धोऽपि वक्ष्यसि । चिरं दुःखस्य पापिष्ठमिति रामस्तमब्रवीत् ॥ २-४०-४७
When the king reproaches you for not stopping the chariot, you can say 'I could not hear'.Prolonging agony is sinful, said Rama to Sumantra. ॥ 2-40-47॥
english translation
nAzrauSamiti rAjAnamupAlabdho'pi vakSyasi । ciraM duHkhasya pApiSThamiti rAmastamabravIt ॥ 2-40-47
hk transliteration by Sanscript