Chapter 34 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 34

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 34.24

नव पञ्च च वर्षाणि वनवासे विहृत्य ते। पुनः पादौ ग्रहीष्यामि प्रतिज्ञान्ते नराधिप ॥

nava pañca ca varṣāṇi vanavāse vihṛtya te| punaḥ pādau grahīṣyāmi pratijñānte narādhipa ||

English Meaning

Having spent five and nine years in the woods, I shall again embrace your feet, O lord of men, after fulfilling your vow.

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)