Chapter 101 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 101

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 101.23

चतुर्दश समाः सौम्य दण्डकारण्यमाश्रितः। उपभोक्ष्ये त्वहं दत्तं भागं पित्रा महात्मना॥

caturdaśa samāḥ saumya daṇḍakāraṇyamāśritaḥ| upabhokṣye tvahaṃ dattaṃ bhāgaṃ pitrā mahātmanā||

English Meaning

And, O mild one, taking refuge in the forest of Dandaka for fourteen years, I will act the part that has been set apart for me by my magnanimous father.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)