Chapter 21 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 21

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 21.7

यावदेव न जानाति कश्चिदर्थमिमं नरः। तावदेव मया सार्धमात्मस्थं कुरु शासनम् ॥

yāvadeva na jānāti kaścidarthamimaṃ naraḥ| tāvadeva mayā sārdhamātmasthaṃ kuru śāsanam ||

English Meaning

Ere people come to know this proposal of exile, do you secure the government of the kingdom to yourself with me.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)