Chapter 20 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 20

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 20.5

अहमेव धनुष्पाणिर्गोप्ता समरमूर्धनि। यावत् प्राणान् धरिष्यामि तावद् योत्स्ये निशाचरैः॥

ahameva dhanuṣpāṇirgoptā samaramūrdhani| yāvat prāṇān dhariṣyāmi tāvad yotsye niśācaraiḥ||

English Meaning

And myself bow in hand, stationed at the van of the array, will battle with the rangers of the night as long as life is spared to me.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)