Chapter 37 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 37

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 37.44

अहमाकाशमासक्ता उपर्युपरि सागरम्। प्रपतेयं हि ते पृष्ठाद् भूयो वेगेन गच्छतः॥

ahamākāśamāsaktā uparyupari sāgaram| prapateyaṃ hi te pṛṣṭhād bhūyo vegena gacchataḥ||

English Meaning

When moving terribly you shall proceed high up in the welkin, perhaps I shall then fall down.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)