Chapter 4 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 4

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 4.36

सौमित्रे भुक्ष्व भोगांस्त्वमिष्टान् राज्यफलानि च। जीवितं चापि राज्यं च त्वदर्थमभिकामये॥

saumitre bhukṣva bhogāṃstvamiṣṭān rājyaphalāni ca| jīvitaṃ cāpi rājyaṃ ca tvadarthamabhikāmaye||

English Meaning

Do you, O Sumitrā's son, enjoy every desirable thing and the privileges pertaining to royalty. My life and this kingdom I covet for your sake alone.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)