Chapter 38 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 38

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 38.3

सुकुमारी च बाला च सततं च सुखोचिता। नेयं वनस्य योग्येति सत्यमाह गुरुर्मम ॥

sukumārī ca bālā ca satataṃ ca sukhocitā| neyaṃ vanasya yogyeti satyamāha gururmama ||

English Meaning

Tender, and youthful, and worthy of happiness, she is by no means capable of living in the forest. My spiritual guide has spoken the truth.

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)