Chapter 22 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 22

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 22.4

वामः कामो मनुष्याणां यस्मिन् किल निबध्यते। जने तस्मिंस्त्वनुक्रोशः स्नेहश्च किल जायते॥

vāmaḥ kāmo manuṣyāṇāṃ yasmin kila nibadhyate| jane tasmiṃstvanukrośaḥ snehaśca kila jāyate||

English Meaning

O mighty is amour to men, for on whom this amour fall, albeit she is an object of wrath, becomes an object of kindness and affection.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)