रामायण - अयोध्या - आशा

यो हि दत्वा गजश्रेष्टं कक्ष्यायां कुरुते मनः ।
रज्जुस्नेहेन किं तस्य त्यजतः कुंजरोत्तमम् ॥

- रामायण, अयोध्या

yo hi datvA gaja shrEShTam kashyAyAm kurute manaH ।
rajju snehena kim tasya tyajataH kunjarottamam ॥

- rAmAyana, ayodhyA

It is an irony that people set their eyes on the girdle after having let the elephant go. What good is the rope that ties the elephant after giving up on the great elephant has gone?

- Ramayana, Ayodhya