Chapter 27 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 27

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 27.3

प्रतिजानामि ते सत्यमायुधं चाहमालभे। यथा रामं वधिप्यामि वधार्ह सर्वरक्षसाम्॥

pratijānāmi te satyamāyudhaṃ cāhamālabhe| yathā rāmaṃ vadhipyāmi vadhārha sarvarakṣasām||

English Meaning

I swear (to you) truly; I touch this weapon, (to say) that I will stay Rāma, who deserves to be slain by all the Rākşasas.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)