Chapter 29 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 29

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 29.18

एवमस्मात् स्वकां नारी सुवृत्तां हि पतिव्रताम्। नाभिरोचयसे नेतुं त्वं मां केनेह हेतुना॥

evamasmāt svakāṃ nārī suvṛttāṃ hi pativratām| nābhirocayase netuṃ tvaṃ māṃ keneha hetunā||

English Meaning

For what reason then did you not wish to take your wife with you who is of good character and devoted to her husband? Do you take me.

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)