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Valmiki Ramayana 2.12.16

Vālmīkirāmāyaṇa 2.12.16

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2.12.16

dharmabandhena baddho 'smi naṣṭā ca mama cetanā
jyeṣṭhaṃ putraṃ priyaṃ rāmaṃ draṣṭum icchāmi dhārmikam

Thus goaded, like a generous steed
Urged by sharp spurs to double speed,
'My senses are astray,' he cried,
'And duty's bonds my hands have tied.
I long to see mine eldest son,
My virtuous, my beloved one.'

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1870, The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse

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