Chapter 107 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 107

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 107.18

शत्रुघ्नस्त्वतुलमतिस्तु ते सहायः सौमित्रिर्मम विदितः प्रधानमित्रम्। चत्वारस्तनयवरा वयं नरेन्द्र सत्यस्थं भरत चराम मा विषीद॥

śatrughnastvatulamatistu te sahāyaḥ saumitrirmama viditaḥ pradhānamitram| catvārastanayavarā vayaṃ narendra satyasthaṃ bharata carāma mā viṣīda||

English Meaning

Śatrughna endued with cleverness is your helper: Sumitrā's son is well known as my best friend. We four worthy sons of that foremost of monarchs will keep him established in truth, O Bharata. Let not your mind despond.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)