Chapter 37 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 37

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 37.15

लक्ष्मणेन सहायेन वनं गच्छस्व पुत्रक। नेयमर्हति कल्याणी वस्तुं तापसवद् वने॥

lakṣmaṇena sahāyena vanaṃ gacchasva putraka| neyamarhati kalyāṇī vastuṃ tāpasavad vane||

English Meaning

O son, taking Lakşmaņa for your help, go you to the forest. This auspicious one does not deserve to live in the woods like an ascetic.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)