Chapter 34 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 34

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 34.23

अथवा नायमुन्मादो मोहोऽप्युन्मादलक्षणः। सम्बुध्ये चाहमात्मानमिमं चापि वनौकसम्॥

athavā nāyamunmādo moho'pyunmādalakṣaṇaḥ| sambudhye cāhamātmānamimaṃ cāpi vanaukasam||

English Meaning

No, it is not madness-for derangement of mind is the sign of madness, I have not lost sense and I do distinctly perceive me and the monkey.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)