Chapter 128 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 128

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 128.5

गतिं खर इवाश्वस्य हंसस्येव च वायसः। नान्वेतुमुत्सहे वीर तव मार्गमरिंदम ॥

gatiṃ khara ivāśvasya haṃsasyeva ca vāyasaḥ| nānvetumutsahe vīra tava mārgamariṃdama ||

English Meaning

As an ass cannot follow the course of a horse and a crow cannot follow that of a gander, so I am unable, O hero, O slayer of foes, to follow your footsteps.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)