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)