Chapter 76 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 76

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 76.3

न मिथ्याहं वदे राम देवलोकजिगीषया। शूद्रं मां विद्धिकाकुत्स्थ शम्बूको नाम नामतः।।३

na mithyāhaṃ vade rāma devalokajigīṣayā| śūdraṃ māṃ viddhikākutstha śambūko nāma nāmataḥ||3

English Meaning

O Kākutstha, I shall never utter a falsehood since I am willing to conquer the region of gods. I am a Sūdra and my name is Sambūka.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)