Chapter 10 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 10

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 10.20

अहं च हि मदीयाश्च सर्वे तव वशानुगाः। न ते कंचिदभिप्रायं व्याहन्तमहमुत्सहे॥ आत्मनो जीवितेनापि ब्रूहि यन्मनसि स्थितम्।

ahaṃ ca hi madīyāśca sarve tava vaśānugāḥ| na te kaṃcidabhiprāyaṃ vyāhantamahamutsahe|| ātmano jīvitenāpi brūhi yanmanasi sthitam|

English Meaning

I and mine are at your command. I dare not cross any wish of yours. Tell me your mind, and I will satisfy you by laying down, life itself.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)