Chapter 45 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 45

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 45.2

निवर्तितेऽतीव बलात् सुहृद्धर्मेण राजनि। नैव ते संन्यवर्तन्त रामस्यानुगता रथम्॥

nivartite'tīva balāt suhṛddharmeṇa rājani| naiva te saṃnyavartanta rāmasyānugatā ratham||

English Meaning

Even when the king in the interests of his son had with much ado restrained himself, these, following Răma's car, did not desist.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)