All 5 Uses of
infirm
in
The Ramayana
- My aged father I will kill, The vassal of Kaikeyí's will, Old, yet a child, the woman's thrall, Infirm, and base, the scorn of all.†
Book 2infirm = weak from old age or disease
- Unworthy prince, infirm of mind!†
Book 3 *
- If thou, O Ráma, wilt not bear This grief which fills thee with despair, How shall a weaker man e'er hope, Infirm and mean, with woe to cope?†
Book 3
- And those seven neighbouring lakes behold Which, when the saints infirm and old, Worn out by fasts, no longer sought, Moved hither drawn by power of thought.†
Book 3
- Thine arm subdued, securely bold, The Vulture-king infirm and old: But will thy puny strength avail When Raghu's wrathful sons assail?†
Book 6