Chapter 7 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 7

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 7.14

अहमेवाहरिष्यामि स्वयं लोकान् महामुने। आवासं त्वहमिच्छामि प्रदिष्टमिह कानने॥

ahamevāhariṣyāmi svayaṃ lokān mahāmune| āvāsaṃ tvahamicchāmi pradiṣṭamiha kānane||

English Meaning

O mighty ascetic, I myself will win those regions. I wish to be directed to a dwelling in this forest.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)