Chapter 25 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 25

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 25.15

सर्वथा तेन हीनाया रामेण विदितात्मना। तीक्ष्णं विषमिवास्वाद्य दुर्लभं मम जीवनम् ॥

sarvathā tena hīnāyā rāmeṇa viditātmanā| tīkṣṇaṃ viṣamivāsvādya durlabhaṃ mama jīvanam ||

English Meaning

And separated from Rāma of subdued soul, it is as difficult for me to breathe as for him who has drank up virulent poison.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)