दृश्यमाने भिेत् प्रीततः सौहृदं नास्त्यदृश्यतः

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English Translation

To be under the control of another is to be condemned; it is the worst thing that can befall a person. Love and affection is possible only when a person is being seen and is not out of sight in a far away place. [Context: Soliloquies of Sita who is being threatened by the Rakshasis guarding her to accept the advances of Ravana which Sita totally refuses to do.