Chapter 8 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 8

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 8.26

वयस्य इति कृत्वा च विस्रब्धः प्रवदाम्यहम्। दुःखमन्तर्गतं तन्मे मनो हरति नित्यशः॥

vayasya iti kṛtvā ca visrabdhaḥ pravadāmyaham| duḥkhamantargataṃ tanme mano harati nityaśaḥ||

English Meaning

Having made you my friend, I inspired with confidence am unbosoming myself to you. The sorrow, that is in my heart, is constantly enfeebling my mind.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)