Chapter 86 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 86

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 86.17

आरामोद्यानसम्पूर्णां समाजोत्सवशालिनीम्। सुखिता विचरिष्यन्ति राजधानी पितुर्मम ॥ अपि सत्यप्रतिज्ञेन सार्धं कुशलिना वयम्। निवृत्ते समये ह्यस्मिन् सुखिताः प्रविशेमहि ॥

ārāmodyānasampūrṇāṃ samājotsavaśālinīm| sukhitā vicariṣyanti rājadhānī piturmama || api satyapratijñena sārdhaṃ kuśalinā vayam| nivṛtte samaye hyasmin sukhitāḥ praviśemahi ||

English Meaning

Shall we, on the occasion of Rāma's return, with glad hearts peacefully enter the city in company with that one firm in his promise?

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)