Chapter 24 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 24

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 24.26

गमने सुकृतां बुद्धिं न ते शक्नोमि पुत्रक॥ विनिवर्तयुतुं वीर नूनं कालो दुरत्ययः।

gamane sukṛtāṃ buddhiṃ na te śaknomi putraka|| vinivartayutuṃ vīra nūnaṃ kālo duratyayaḥ|

English Meaning

Oh my darling! it is beyond my power to dissuade you from your firm resolution for going to the forest; it is impossible to avoid this hour of separation.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)