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)