Chapter 34 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 34

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 34.47

न मे तथा पार्थिव दीयते मनो महत्सु कामेषु न चात्मनः प्रिये। यथा निदेशे तव शिष्टसम्मते व्यपैतु दु:खं तव मत्कृतेऽनघ ॥

na me tathā pārthiva dīyate mano mahatsu kāmeṣu na cātmanaḥ priye| yathā nideśe tava śiṣṭasammate vyapaitu du:khaṃ tava matkṛte'nagha ||

English Meaning

You confer I do not, O king, set my heart upon any great object of desire, nor do I seek my own behoof, as I am bent upon, O you beloved of the good, working out your will. O sinless one, you will not therefore reap any evil on my account.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)