Chapter 19 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 19

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 19.2

एवमस्तु गमिष्यामि वनं वस्तुमहं त्वितः। जटाचीरधरो राज्ञः प्रतिज्ञामनुपालयन्॥

evamastu gamiṣyāmi vanaṃ vastumahaṃ tvitaḥ| jaṭācīradharo rājñaḥ pratijñāmanupālayan||

English Meaning

Be it what you say; carrying out the promise of the king, I shall repair to the forest from this place wearing bark and matted hair.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)