Chapter 26 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 26

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 26.6

चतुर्दश समाः सौम्य ग्रामं वा यदि वा पुरम्॥ न प्रवेक्ष्यामि हनुमन् पितुर्निर्देशपालकः।

caturdaśa samāḥ saumya grāmaṃ vā yadi vā puram|| na pravekṣyāmi hanuman piturnirdeśapālakaḥ|

English Meaning

O gentle Hanuman, abiding by my Sire's mandate, I shall not enter a hamlet or a city for these fourteen years.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)