Chapter 30 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 30

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 30.3

अयथावच्च ते वर्णो दीनश्चासि निशाचर। नासि कच्चिदमित्राणां क्रुद्धानां वशमागतः॥

ayathāvacca te varṇo dīnaścāsi niśācara| nāsi kaccidamitrāṇāṃ kruddhānāṃ vaśamāgataḥ||

English Meaning

Your colour has changed its natural aspect, and O ranger of the night, you look poorly. Did not come under the control of the wrathful foes?

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)