Chapter 7 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 7

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 7.10

बालिशस्तु नरो नित्यं वैक्लव्यं योऽनुवर्तते। स मज्जत्यवशः शोके भाराक्रान्तेव नौ ले॥

bāliśastu naro nityaṃ vaiklavyaṃ yo'nuvartate| sa majjatyavaśaḥ śoke bhārākrānteva nau le||

English Meaning

He that is senseless as well as he that suffers himself to be overwhelmed with grief, losing all control over self, drown themselves in sorrow like a boat bearing a heavy load in water.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)