Chapter 12 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 12

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 12.40

हृदयस्थं च ते च्छन्दो विज्ञातं तपसा मया। इह वासं प्रतिज्ञाय मया सह तपोवने ॥

hṛdayasthaṃ ca te cchando vijñātaṃ tapasā mayā| iha vāsaṃ pratijñāya mayā saha tapovane ||

English Meaning

Although you have promised to dwell with me in this ascetic grove, yet by virtue of my asceticism I know the desire that is in your heart.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)