Chapter 78 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 78

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 78.6

सोऽहं निमित्ते कस्मिंश्चिद्विज्ञातायुर्द्विजोत्तम। कालधर्म हृदि न्यस्य ततो वनमुपागमम्॥

so'haṃ nimitte kasmiṃścidvijñātāyurdvijottama| kāladharma hṛdi nyasya tato vanamupāgamam||

English Meaning

By some reason I was informed of the extent of my life. And when I perceived that the lease of my life had well-night expired I entered into the life of Vānaprastha.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)