Chapter 8 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 8

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 8.38

एष राम शोकार्तेन निवेदितः। दुःखितः सुखितो वापि सख्युर्नित्यं सखा गतिः॥

eṣa rāma śokārtena niveditaḥ| duḥkhitaḥ sukhito vāpi sakhyurnityaṃ sakhā gatiḥ||

English Meaning

I have, O Rāma, communicated to you, the way in which my grief might be removed. Whether in joy or in sorrow, a friend is the refuge of his friend.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)