Chapter 26 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 26

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 26.3

सोऽहं पितुर्वचः श्रुत्वा शासनाद् ब्रह्मवादिनः। करिष्यामि न संदेहस्ताटकावधमुत्तमम्॥

so'haṃ piturvacaḥ śrutvā śāsanād brahmavādinaḥ| kariṣyāmi na saṃdehastāṭakāvadhamuttamam||

English Meaning

Therefore, commanded by that upholder of the Veda, I, agreeably to my father's mandate, will, without doubt, bring about that welcome event-the death of Tataka.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)