Chapter 18 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 18

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 18.21

एष मह्यं वरं दत्त्वा पुरा मामभिपूज्य च। स पश्चात् तप्यते राजा यथान्यः प्राकृतस्तथा॥

eṣa mahyaṃ varaṃ dattvā purā māmabhipūjya ca| sa paścāt tapyate rājā yathānyaḥ prākṛtastathā||

English Meaning

Formerly regarding me very highly he conferred on me two boons and he now repents for that like a common person.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)