Chapter 2 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 2

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 2.3

नैव चक्रे मनः स्थातुं वीक्षमाणौ महाबलौ। कपेः परमभीतस्य चित्तं व्यवससाद ह ॥

naiva cakre manaḥ sthātuṃ vīkṣamāṇau mahābalau| kapeḥ paramabhītasya cittaṃ vyavasasāda ha ||

English Meaning

Beholding those two of great prowess he could not make up his mind to remain there and the heart of that terrified monkey, sank.

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)