Chapter 3 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 3

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 3.34

यदा त्वां वानरः कश्चिद् विक्रमाद् वशमानयेत्। तदा त्वया हि विज्ञेयं रक्षसां भयमागतम्॥ स हि मे समयः सौम्य प्राप्तोऽद्य तव दर्शनात्। स्वयम्भूविहितः सत्यो न तस्यास्ति व्यतिक्रमः॥

yadā tvāṃ vānaraḥ kaścid vikramād vaśamānayet| tadā tvayā hi vijñeyaṃ rakṣasāṃ bhayamāgatam|| sa hi me samayaḥ saumya prāpto'dya tava darśanāt| svayambhūvihitaḥ satyo na tasyāsti vyatikramaḥ||

English Meaning

When a certain monkey shall by his prowess, bring you under his sway, then shall you understand that a fear is come to me, in consequence of my meeting with you. The truth ordained by the self-create know no turning.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)