Chapter 31 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 31

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 31.21

धनुरादाय सगुणं खनित्रपिटकाधरः। अग्रतस्ते गमिष्यामि पन्थानं तव दर्शयन्॥

dhanurādāya saguṇaṃ khanitrapiṭakādharaḥ| agrataste gamiṣyāmi panthānaṃ tava darśayan||

English Meaning

I shall go before you pointing out your course, with stringed bows, a hoe, and a basket in my hands.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)