Chapter 10 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 10

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 10.18

सदृशं चानुरूपं च कुलस्य तव शोभने। सधर्मचारिणी मे त्वं प्राणेभ्योऽपि गरीयसी॥

sadṛśaṃ cānurūpaṃ ca kulasya tava śobhane| sadharmacāriṇī me tvaṃ prāṇebhyo'pi garīyasī||

English Meaning

O beauteous damsel, (wat you have said) is worthy of both your love and your race. You are dearer to me even than life, being a companion in my religious acts.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)