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Sundara Kanda Sarga 32 Shloka 10
Original Shloka
स्वप्नोऽपि नायं नहि मेऽस्ति निद्रा शोकेन दुःखेन च पीडितायाः। सुखं हि मे नास्ति यतोऽस्मि हीना तेनेन्दुपूर्णप्रतिमाननेन।।5.32.10।।
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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset

English Translation

अयम् this, स्वप्नोऽपि even in a dream, न not, शोकेन with grief, दुःखेन च and with sorrow, पीडितायाः a tormented woman, मे to me, निद्रा sleep, नास्ति हि not there, मे to me, सुखम् pleasure, नास्ति हि not there, यतः therefore, इन्दुपूर्णप्रतिमाननेन whose face is like a fullmoon, तेन with him, हीना devoid, अस्मि I am

English Commentary

"But no, it was not a dream for tormented by grief and sorrow I cannot have a dream. When separated from the moonfaced Rama I have no sleep or pleasure, how can I have dream?