Chapter 12 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 12

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 12.69

चिरं खलु मया पापे त्वं पापेनाभिरक्षिता। अज्ञानादुपसम्पन्ना रज्जुरुद्वन्धनी यथा॥

ciraṃ khalu mayā pāpe tvaṃ pāpenābhirakṣitā| ajñānādupasampannā rajjurudvandhanī yathā||

English Meaning

Wretch as I am, like a halter set round one's neck, have I, O vile woman, cherished you through ignorance.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)