Chapter 5 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 5

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 5.21

कदा शोकमिमं घोरं मैथिलीविप्रयोगजम्। सहसा विप्रमोक्ष्यामि वासः शुक्लेतरं यथा॥

kadā śokamimaṃ ghoraṃ maithilīviprayogajam| sahasā vipramokṣyāmi vāsaḥ śukletaraṃ yathā||

English Meaning

When shall I renounce this my sorrow arising out of Maithili's separation, like to one casting off his soiled clothes?

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)