Chapter 38 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 38

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 38.11

तत्त्वेतत् समतिक्रम्य निरयं गन्तुमिच्छसि। मैथिलीमपि या हि त्वमीक्षसे चीरवासिनीम्॥

tattvetat samatikramya nirayaṃ gantumicchasi| maithilīmapi yā hi tvamīkṣase cīravāsinīm||

English Meaning

But since, going beyond that promise of mine, you behold Mithala's daughter dressed in mendicant garb, surely you wish to find your way to hell.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)