Chapter 35 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 35

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 35.6

सुदुःखशयितः पूर्वं प्राप्येदं सुखमुत्तमम्। प्राप्तकालं न जानीते विश्वामित्रो यथा मुनिः॥

suduḥkhaśayitaḥ pūrvaṃ prāpyedaṃ sukhamuttamam| prāptakālaṃ na jānīte viśvāmitro yathā muniḥ||

English Meaning

Having lain down miserable before, Sugrīva, now that he has attained this supreme happiness, does not heed his urgent duties, like the ascetic Visvamitra.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)