Chapter 105 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 105

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 105.18

आत्मानमनुशोच त्वं किमन्यमनुशोचसि। आयुस्तु हीयते यस्य स्थितस्यास्य गतस्य च॥

ātmānamanuśoca tvaṃ kimanyamanuśocasi| āyustu hīyate yasya sthitasyāsya gatasya ca||

English Meaning

Do you therefore deplore yourself. Why do you lament any thing else? Every one's life is decreasing, whether he sits or moves.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)