Chapter 2 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 2

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 2.4

मयाप्याचरितं पूर्वैः पन्थानमनुगच्छता। प्रजा नित्यमनिद्रेण यथाशक्त्यभिरक्षिताः॥

mayāpyācaritaṃ pūrvaiḥ panthānamanugacchatā| prajā nityamanidreṇa yathāśaktyabhirakṣitāḥ||

English Meaning

Following the path trod by my predecessors, I have, heedless of my own happiness, to the best of my power, always protected the people.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)