Chapter 53 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 53

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 53.4

चत्वारो दिवसाः सौम्य कार्य पौरजनस्य च । अकुर्वाणस्य सौमित्रे तन्मे मर्माणि कृन्तति॥

catvāro divasāḥ saumya kārya paurajanasya ca | akurvāṇasya saumitre tanme marmāṇi kṛntati||

English Meaning

O gentle son of Sumitrā, for not looking to state business for these days I have been pierced to the very vitals.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)