Chapter 13 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 13

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 13.16

को हि सिंहमिवासीनं सुप्तं गिरिगुहाशये। क्रुद्धं मृत्युमिवासीनं संबोधयितुमिच्छति॥

ko hi siṃhamivāsīnaṃ suptaṃ giriguhāśaye| kruddhaṃ mṛtyumivāsīnaṃ saṃbodhayitumicchati||

English Meaning

Who wish to address a lion that is lying asleep in a cave, resembling Death wrought up by wrath?

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)