स इदानीमहं वृद्धः प्लवने मन्दविक्रमः। यौवने च तदाऽसीन्मे बलमप्रतिमं परैः।।4.65.16।।
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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset
English Translation
इदानीम् now, वृद्धः old, सः अहम् that I am, प्लवने to leap, मन्दविक्रमः my strength is denuded, तदा then, यौवने in youth, मे बलम् my prowess, अप्रतिमम् incomparable, परैः by others, आसीत् it was.
English Commentary
'Having grown old I do not have the same courage. In my youth my prowess was incomparable and none could excel me.