Chapter 73 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 73

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 73.16

सोऽहं कथमिमं भारं महाधुर्यसमुद्यतम्। दम्यो धुरमिवासाद्य सहेयं केन चौजसा ॥

so'haṃ kathamimaṃ bhāraṃ mahādhuryasamudyatam| damyo dhuramivāsādya saheyaṃ kena caujasā ||

English Meaning

Like a calf burdened with a load capable of being borne by a mighty ox, by what energy shall I bear this burden which was borne by an exceedingly strong person?

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)