Chapter 53 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 53

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 53.32

स भूत्वा शैलसंकाशः क्षणेन पुनरात्मवान्॥ ह्रस्वतां परमां प्राप्तो बन्धनान्यवशातयत्। विमुक्तश्चाभवच्छ्रीमान् पुनः पर्वतसंनिभः॥

sa bhūtvā śailasaṃkāśaḥ kṣaṇena punarātmavān|| hrasvatāṃ paramāṃ prāpto bandhanānyavaśātayat| vimuktaścābhavacchrīmān punaḥ parvatasaṃnibhaḥ||

English Meaning

After having attained the magnitude of a mountain, that self-controlled diminished himself and cast off his bonds. And having freed himself, the graceful one again became mountain-like.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)