Chapter 64 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 64

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 64.9

यो विषादं प्रसहते विक्रमे समुपस्थिते। तेजसा तस्य हीनस्य पुरुषार्थो न सिद्ध्यति॥

yo viṣādaṃ prasahate vikrame samupasthite| tejasā tasya hīnasya puruṣārtho na siddhyati||

English Meaning

He that, when the time is come for displaying his prowess, indulges in sorrow, growing weak in energy, fails to attain his objects.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)