तथेति च प्रतिज्ञाय तं परिष्वज्य सादरम्॥ शत्रुघ्नं च परिष्वज्य वचनं चेदमब्रवीत्। मातरं रक्ष कैकेयीं मा रोषं कुरु तां प्रति ॥ मया च सीतया चैव शप्तोऽसि रघुनन्दन। इत्युक्त्वाश्रुपरीताक्षो भ्रातरं विससर्ज ह॥
tatheti ca pratijñāya taṃ pariṣvajya sādaram|| śatrughnaṃ ca pariṣvajya vacanaṃ cedamabravīt| mātaraṃ rakṣa kaikeyīṃ mā roṣaṃ kuru tāṃ prati || mayā ca sītayā caiva śapto'si raghunandana| ityuktvāśruparītākṣo bhrātaraṃ visasarja ha||
English Meaning
Promising, “So be it,” and affectionately embracing Bharata, and also embracing Śatrughna, Rāma said, Do you protect your mother Kaikeyi. Do not be angry with her. Both Jānaki and I conjure you to do this, O descendant of Raghu. Having said this, he forsook his brother, with tears in his eyes.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)