Chapter 29 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 29

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 29.21

एवं बहुविधं तं सा याचते गमनं प्रति। नानुमेने महाबाहुस्तां नेतुं विजनं वनम्॥

evaṃ bahuvidhaṃ taṃ sā yācate gamanaṃ prati| nānumene mahābāhustāṃ netuṃ vijanaṃ vanam||

English Meaning

She begged Rāma in these and various other means to take her with him, but that mighty hero did not consent to lead her into the lonely forest.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)