गुणान् रामस्य कथय प्रियस्य मम वानर। चित्तं हरसि मे सौम्य नदीकूलं यथा रयः॥
guṇān rāmasya kathaya priyasya mama vānara| cittaṃ harasi me saumya nadīkūlaṃ yathā rayaḥ||
English Meaning
O monkey, do you relate the glories of my dear Rama. You are (thus) shaking my mind O gentle one, like to water breaking down the banks of a river.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)