Chapter 56 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 56

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 56.18

लक्ष्मणानय दारूणि दृढानि च वराणि च। कुरुष्वावसथं सौम्य वासे मेऽभिरतं मनः॥

lakṣmaṇānaya dārūṇi dṛḍhāni ca varāṇi ca| kuruṣvāvasathaṃ saumya vāse me'bhirataṃ manaḥ||

English Meaning

O Lakşmaņa, bring you wood good and strong. O amiable one, construct a dwelling. My mind is set upon staying here.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)