Chapter 43 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 43

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 43.18

नहि तावद्गुणैर्जुष्टं सर्वशास्त्रविशारदम्। एकपुत्रा विना पुत्रमहं जीवितुमुत्सहे॥

nahi tāvadguṇairjuṣṭaṃ sarvaśāstraviśāradam| ekaputrā vinā putramahaṃ jīvitumutsahe||

English Meaning

Having an only son, I dare not live without him endowed with every virtue and versed in every branch of learning.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)