Gopalacampu 1.34.19

1.34.19

yūyaṃ me prāṇato'pi priyatama-suhṛdo yan-nimittaṃ davāgniṃ
mene'haṃ pānakābhaṃ tam api giri-varaṃ kanduka-prāyam eva |
yadyapy etan na yuktaṃ vacasi racayituṃ syād athāpi klamaṃ vaḥ
paśyaṃs tat tad yathā prāg akaravam adhunā tadvad eva pravacmi ||

"You are my friends dearer even than life; for your sake / I regarded the forest fire as if it were a refreshing drink, and that best of mountains as if a mere toy ball. / Although it is not proper to put this into words, nevertheless, seeing your distress, / I speak now in the very same way as I acted before.