Chapter 17 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 17

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 17.61

आकारश्छाद्यमानोऽपि न शक्यो विनिगुहितुम्। बलाद्धि विवृणोत्येव भावमन्तर्गतं नृणाम्॥

ākāraśchādyamāno'pi na śakyo viniguhitum| balāddhi vivṛṇotyeva bhāvamantargataṃ nṛṇām||

English Meaning

It is not very easy to hide one's real nature. It manifests itself by force.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)