Chapter 96 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 96

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 96.11

अग्नि संशमयत्वार्यः सीता च भजतां गुहाम्। सज्जं कुरुष्व चापं च शरांश्च कवचं तथा॥

agni saṃśamayatvāryaḥ sītā ca bhajatāṃ guhām| sajjaṃ kuruṣva cāpaṃ ca śarāṃśca kavacaṃ tathā||

English Meaning

O noble one, do you put out the fire; and let Sītā go into the cave. And do you string your bow and make ready the arrows and don on your mail.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)