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)