Chapter 25 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 25

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 25.8

किं तु कालपरीणामो द्रष्टव्यः साधु पश्यता। धर्मश्चार्थश्च कामश्च कालक्रमसमाहिताः॥

kiṃ tu kālaparīṇāmo draṣṭavyaḥ sādhu paśyatā| dharmaścārthaśca kāmaśca kālakramasamāhitāḥ||

English Meaning

The wise can perceive the work of Time. Piety, wealth and desire are all subject to it.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)