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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.15.36

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 15: Rāma’s winter bath in the Godāvarī. Lakṣmaṇa describes cold water and imagines Bharata’s Sarayū bath, Rāma bathes with Sītā & Lakṣmaṇa and offers water

In the sequence: Rāma stops him from blaming Kaikeyī and asks him to speak only of Bharata → he says that although his commitment to the forest vow remains firm, longing for Bharata makes his heart childlike again

3.15.36

niścitāpi hi me buddhir vanavāse dṛḍhavratā
bharatasnehasaṃtaptā bāliśī kriyate punaḥ

For though my mind is firmly resolved, steadfast in its vow of forest-dwelling, when scorched by affection for Bharata it is made childish again.”

Words: niścitāpi — although resolved, determined; hi — for, indeed; me — my; buddhir — the mind, resolve; vanavāse — in forest-dwelling; dṛḍhavratā — of firm vow, steadfast; bharatasnehasaṃtaptā — scorched by affection for Bharata; bāliśī — childish, foolish; kriyate — is made, is rendered; punaḥ — again

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.