Chapter 26 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 26

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 26.24

अचिरेणैव कालेन प्राप्स्याम्येनं मनोरथम्। दुष्प्रस्थानोऽयमाभाति सर्वेषां वो विपर्ययः॥

acireṇaiva kālena prāpsyāmyenaṃ manoratham| duṣprasthāno'yamābhāti sarveṣāṃ vo viparyayaḥ||

English Meaning

And soon shall this desire of mine be fulfilled. All these words of mine do sound improbable now but they all indicate your misfortune.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)