Chapter 5 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 5

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 5.4

शोकश्च किल कालेन गच्छता ह्यपगच्छति। मम चापश्यतः कान्तामहन्यहनि वर्धते॥

śokaśca kila kālena gacchatā hyapagacchati| mama cāpaśyataḥ kāntāmahanyahani vardhate||

English Meaning

I know that grief abates as time passes by, but my sorrow arising from the separation of my spouse, is increasing day by day.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)