Chapter 20 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 20

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 20.12

कालो नि:संशयो नूनं जीवितान्तकरस्तव। बलाद् येनावपन्नोऽसि सुग्रीवस्यावशो वशम्॥

kālo ni:saṃśayo nūnaṃ jīvitāntakarastava| balād yenāvapanno'si sugrīvasyāvaśo vaśam||

English Meaning

Forsooth, you had been by force brought under the control of Kāla, since you had been discomfited by Sugrīva, albeit you are above the control of others.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)