Chapter 105 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 105

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 105.21

नन्दन्त्युदित आदित्ये नन्दन्त्यस्तमितेऽहनि। आत्मनो नावबुध्यन्ते मनुष्या जीवितक्षयम्॥

nandantyudita āditye nandantyastamite'hani| ātmano nāvabudhyante manuṣyā jīvitakṣayam||

English Meaning

People rejoice on the rising of the sun; they feel delighted at the approach of night, but they do not understand that their lives have (meanwhile) been shortened.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)