Chapter 7 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 7

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 7.18

एष च प्रकृतिस्थोऽहमनुनीतस्तया सखे। दुर्लभो हीदृशो बन्धुरस्मिन् काले विशेषतः॥

eṣa ca prakṛtistho'hamanunītastayā sakhe| durlabho hīdṛśo bandhurasmin kāle viśeṣataḥ||

English Meaning

Solicited by you, I have, O friend, regained my natural tone of mind. Such a friend is rare, specially at such a time.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)