Chapter 20 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 20

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 20.45

अथापि किं जीवितमद्य मे वृथा त्वया विना चन्द्रिभाननाप्रभ। अनुव्रजिष्यामि वनं त्वयैव गौः सुदुर्बला वत्समिवाभिकाश्या॥

athāpi kiṃ jīvitamadya me vṛthā tvayā vinā candribhānanāprabha| anuvrajiṣyāmi vanaṃ tvayaiva gauḥ sudurbalā vatsamivābhikāśyā||

English Meaning

Oh, you, having a countenance of moon-like splendour, wretched indeed is my life without you, I shall follow you to the forest out of great affection, like to an enfeebled cow following her young one.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)