Chapter 10 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 10

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 10.16

तदवश्यं मया कार्यमृषीणां परिपालनम्॥ अनुक्तेनापि वैदेहि प्रतिज्ञाय कथं पुनः।

tadavaśyaṃ mayā kāryamṛṣīṇāṃ paripālanam|| anuktenāpi vaidehi pratijñāya kathaṃ punaḥ|

English Meaning

O Videha's daughter, the protection of the saints is incumbent on me even without any representation, and what (shall I say) when I have promised the same?

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)