Chapter 11 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 11

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 11.16

इति देवी महेष्वासं परिगृह्याभिशस्य च। ततः परमुवाचेदं वरदं काममोहितम्॥

iti devī maheṣvāsaṃ parigṛhyābhiśasya ca| tataḥ paramuvācedaṃ varadaṃ kāmamohitam||

English Meaning

Having entreated the monarch thus with a view to prevent him from swerving, and keeping him firm in his promise, she again addressed that mighty bowman, overcome by desire, who was ready to confer on her a boon.

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)