Chapter 11 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 11

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 11.37

शून्या सा नगरी लङ्का त्यक्त्त्वैनां धनदो गतः। प्रविश्य तां महास्माभिः स्वधर्म तत्र पालयः॥

śūnyā sā nagarī laṅkā tyakttvaināṃ dhanado gataḥ| praviśya tāṃ mahāsmābhiḥ svadharma tatra pālayaḥ||

English Meaning

The city of Lanka is (now) empty. Renouncing her, the bestower of riches has gone out of her. (Now) entering into her, along with us, do you there maintain your own religion.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)