Chapter 1 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 1

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 1.31

अपश्यतस्तां वनितां पश्यतो रुचिरान् दुमान्॥ ममायमात्मप्रभवो भूयस्त्वमुपयास्यति।

apaśyatastāṃ vanitāṃ paśyato rucirān dumān|| mamāyamātmaprabhavo bhūyastvamupayāsyati|

English Meaning

My amorous feelings shall attain to an intense height, as I do not behold Sītā before, whereas see the beautiful trees around.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)