Chapter 7 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 7

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 7.24

एवमेकान्तसम्पृक्तौ ततस्तौ नरवानरौ। उभावन्योन्यसदृशं सुखं दुःखमभाषताम्॥

evamekāntasampṛktau tatastau naravānarau| ubhāvanyonyasadṛśaṃ sukhaṃ duḥkhamabhāṣatām||

English Meaning

Thus fast bound in friendship, the man and the monkey conversed with each other about (topics) which each thought fit, connected with their joys and griefs.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)