Chapter 50 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 50

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 50.23

नहि मे जीवमानस्य नयिष्यसि शुभामिमाम्। सीतां कमलपत्राक्षी रामस्य महिषीं प्रियाम्॥

nahi me jīvamānasya nayiṣyasi śubhāmimām| sītāṃ kamalapatrākṣī rāmasya mahiṣīṃ priyām||

English Meaning

Myself drawing my breath you shall not be able to carry away this beloved queen of Rāma, the pure-natured Sitä having eyes resembling lotuses.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)