Chapter 109 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 109

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 109.16

नैव लोभान्न मोहाद् वा न चाज्ञानात् तमोऽस्वितः। सेतुं सत्यस्य भेत्स्यामि गुरोः सत्यप्रतिश्रवः॥

naiva lobhānna mohād vā na cājñānāt tamo'svitaḥ| setuṃ satyasya bhetsyāmi guroḥ satyapratiśravaḥ||

English Meaning

Having promised to my superior with an oath, shall through covetousness forgetfulness or pride rive the bridge of truth.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)