Chapter 86 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 86

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 86.5

सोऽहं प्रियसखं रामं शयानं सह सीतया। रक्षिष्यामि धनुष्पाणिः सर्वैः स्वैातिभिः सह॥

so'haṃ priyasakhaṃ rāmaṃ śayānaṃ saha sītayā| rakṣiṣyāmi dhanuṣpāṇiḥ sarvaiḥ svaiātibhiḥ saha||

English Meaning

Bow in hand I shall along with my kin protect Rāma lying down with Sītā.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)