स सत्यवचनात् राजा धर्मपाशेन संयतः। विवासयामास सुतं रामं दशरथः प्रियम्॥
sa satyavacanāt rājā dharmapāśena saṃyataḥ| vivāsayāmāsa sutaṃ rāmaṃ daśarathaḥ priyam||
English Meaning
Bound by the ties of duty in consequence of his promise, king Dasaratha banished his favourite son Rāma.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)