Chapter 115 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 115

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 115.3

गतश्चाहो दिवं राजा वनस्थः स गुरुर्मम। रामं प्रतीक्षे राज्याय स हि राजा महायशाः॥

gataścāho divaṃ rājā vanasthaḥ sa gururmama| rāmaṃ pratīkṣe rājyāya sa hi rājā mahāyaśāḥ||

English Meaning

The king has gone to heaven, and my superior is staying in the woods. I shall remain in expectation of Rāma, assuming the reins of government. Verily that illustrious one is the king.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)