Chapter 45 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 45

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 45.9

न संतप्येद् यथा चासौ वनवासं गते मयि। महाराजस्तथा कार्यो मम प्रियचिकीर्षया॥

na saṃtapyed yathā cāsau vanavāsaṃ gate mayi| mahārājastathā kāryo mama priyacikīrṣayā||

English Meaning

And seeking my good, it beloves you to act so that when I shall have gone to the forest, the king may not grieve.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)