Chapter 45 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 45

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 45.19

तन्न सिध्यति सौमित्रे तवापि भरतस्य वा। कथमिन्दीवरश्यामं रामं पदानिभेक्षणम्॥ उपसंश्रित्य भर्तारं कामयेयं पृथग्जनम्।

tanna sidhyati saumitre tavāpi bharatasya vā| kathamindīvaraśyāmaṃ rāmaṃ padānibhekṣaṇam|| upasaṃśritya bhartāraṃ kāmayeyaṃ pṛthagjanam|

English Meaning

But your or Bharata's intention shall not be satisfied, O Saumitre. How shall I desire another man after serving the lotus-eyed Rāma of dark blue hue as my husband?

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)