Chapter 52 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 52

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 52.40

मम तावन्नियोगस्थास्त्वबन्धुजनवाहिनः। कथं रथं त्वया हीनं प्रवाह्यन्ति हयोत्तमाः॥

mama tāvanniyogasthāstvabandhujanavāhinaḥ| kathaṃ rathaṃ tvayā hīnaṃ pravāhyanti hayottamāḥ||

English Meaning

And ever abiding by my command and used to carry your friends, how can these excellent horses bear this car without you?

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)