Valmiki Ramayana Sundara Kanda Sarga 34 Shloka 6
Original Shlokaकल्याणी बत गाथेयं लौकिकी प्रतिभाति मा। एति जीवन्तमानन्दो नरं वर्षशतादपि।।5.34.6।।
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English Translation
जीवन्तम् who lives, नरम् human being, वर्षशतादपि a hundred years, आनन्दः happiness, एति comes, इयम् this, लौकिकी popular, गाथा adage, कल्याणी is auspicious, मा to me, प्रतिभाति appears.
English Commentary
"The adage that 'joy comes to a living being even though it be at the end of a hundred years' is popular. It appears true in my case".