Chapter 52 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 52

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 52.45

प्रसीदेच्छामि तेऽरण्ये भवितुं प्रत्यनन्तरः। प्रीत्याभिहितमिच्छामि भव मे प्रत्यनन्तरः॥

prasīdecchāmi te'raṇye bhavituṃ pratyanantaraḥ| prītyābhihitamicchāmi bhava me pratyanantaraḥ||

English Meaning

Be you propitious. It is my wish to remain in the forest with you, and do you say, affectionately, 'Do you remain by my side.'

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)