Canto 3 -
Araṇya-kāṇḍa
Chapter 69: Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa Meet Kabandha
Text 3.69.21
स्पन्दते मे दृढं बाहुरुद्विग्नमिव मे मनः।
प्रायशश्चाप्यनिष्टानि निमित्तान्युपलक्षये॥
spandate me dṛḍhaṁ bāhur udvignam iva me manaḥ
prāyaśaś cāpy aniṣṭāni nimittāny upalakṣaye
spandate = twitches; me = My; dṛḍham = vigorously; bāhuḥ = left arm; udvignam = dejected; iva = seems to be; me = My; manaḥ = mind; prāyaśaḥ ca api = mostly; aniṣṭāni = undesired; nimittāni = omens; upalakṣaye = I see.
My left arm twitches vigorously. My mind seems to be dejected. I mostly see undesired omens.
My left arm twitches vigorously. My mind seems to be dejected. I mostly see undesired omens.