Chapter 62 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 62

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 62.17

तं हि चिन्तयमानायाः शोकोऽयं हृदि वर्धते। नदीनामिव वेगेन समुद्रसलिलं महत्॥

taṃ hi cintayamānāyāḥ śoko'yaṃ hṛdi vardhate| nadīnāmiva vegena samudrasalilaṃ mahat||

English Meaning

And fostered by thought on my part, this grief increases in my bosom, like the mighty waters of the ocean increased by the vehement discharge of rivers.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)