Chapter 1 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 1

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 1.39

मम त्वयं विना वास: पुष्पमासे सुदुःसहः॥ पश्य लक्ष्मण संरागस्तिर्यग्योनिगतेष्वपि। यदेषा शिखिना कामाद् भर्तारमभिवर्तते।॥

mama tvayaṃ vinā vāsa: puṣpamāse suduḥsahaḥ|| paśya lakṣmaṇa saṃrāgastiryagyonigateṣvapi| yadeṣā śikhinā kāmād bhartāramabhivartate|||

English Meaning

It is unbearable for me to live without Sītā in this season of flowers. Behold, O Laksmana, this attachment is to be seen even among the brutes. The pea-hen being influenced by passion is approaching her mate.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)