Chapter 53 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 53

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 53.17

एवमुक्तस्तु भगवान् विश्वामित्रेण धीमता। न दास्यामीति शबलां प्राह राजन् कथंचन ॥

evamuktastu bhagavān viśvāmitreṇa dhīmatā| na dāsyāmīti śabalāṃ prāha rājan kathaṃcana ||

English Meaning

Thus besought by the intelligent Viśvāmitra, that adorable one replied, saying, 'Oking, Śabala I will not by any means give.'

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)