Chapter 30 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 30

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 30.25

तव सर्वमभिप्रायमविज्ञाय शुभानने। वासं न रोचयेऽरण्ये शक्तिमानपि रक्षणे॥

tava sarvamabhiprāyamavijñāya śubhānane| vāsaṃ na rocaye'raṇye śaktimānapi rakṣaṇe||

English Meaning

Not apprised of your full intention, O you of beautiful countenance, I could not, though capable of escorting you, desire your abode in the forest.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)