Chapter 9 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 9

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 9.16

यत्र गच्छत्युपादातुं मूलानि च फलानि च। न विना याति तं खङ्ग न्यासरक्षणतत्परः॥

yatra gacchatyupādātuṃ mūlāni ca phalāni ca| na vinā yāti taṃ khaṅga nyāsarakṣaṇatatparaḥ||

English Meaning

And intent upon preserving his trust, he goes nowhere for procuring fruits and roots without that sword deposited with him as a trust.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)