Chapter 8 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 8

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 8.7

तदहं यष्टुमिच्छामि शास्त्रदृष्टेन कर्मणा। कथं प्राप्स्याम्यहं कामं बुद्धिरत्र विचिन्त्यताम्॥

tadahaṃ yaṣṭumicchāmi śāstradṛṣṭena karmaṇā| kathaṃ prāpsyāmyahaṃ kāmaṃ buddhiratra vicintyatām||

English Meaning

I intend to celebrate it according to the ordinance. Do you, therefore, consider how I may attain my object.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)