Chapter 7 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 7

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 7.22

अनृतं नोक्तपूर्वं मे न च वक्ष्ये कदाचन। एतत्ते प्रतिजानामि सत्येनैव शपाम्यहम्॥

anṛtaṃ noktapūrvaṃ me na ca vakṣye kadācana| etatte pratijānāmi satyenaiva śapāmyaham||

English Meaning

Falsehoods have I never spoken before, nor will I ever say one (in future). This I promise to you. I swear by truth itself.

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)