Chapter 101 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 101

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 101.20

त्वया राज्यमयोध्यायां प्राप्तव्यं लोकसत्कृतम्। वस्तव्यं दण्डकारण्ये मया वल्कलवाससा॥

tvayā rājyamayodhyāyāṃ prāptavyaṃ lokasatkṛtam| vastavyaṃ daṇḍakāraṇye mayā valkalavāsasā||

English Meaning

You ought to receive the kingdom, Ayodhyā, honoured of men; and I ought to dwell in Dandaka dressed in bark.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)