Chapter 9 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 9

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 9.24

अक्षया तु भवेत् प्रीतिः श्वश्रूश्वशुरयोर्मम । यदि राज्यं हि संन्यस्य भवेस्त्वं निरतो मुनिः॥

akṣayā tu bhavet prītiḥ śvaśrūśvaśurayormama | yadi rājyaṃ hi saṃnyasya bhavestvaṃ nirato muniḥ||

English Meaning

Then my mother-in-law and father-in-law shall experience enduring delight, if having renounced the kingdom, you lead the life of an ascetic.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)