Chapter 53 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 53

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 53.13

नह्यहं तमपश्यन्ती भर्तारं विबुधोपमम्॥ उत्सहे शत्रुवशगा प्राणान् धारयितुं चिरम्।

nahyahaṃ tamapaśyantī bhartāraṃ vibudhopamam|| utsahe śatruvaśagā prāṇān dhārayituṃ ciram|

English Meaning

Not beholding my lord resembling a celestial, I cannot, come under the sway of my enemy, bear to live long.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)