Chapter 101 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 101

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 101.43

तां प्रतिज्ञा प्रतिज्ञाय पुरा सत्यपराक्रम। लघुः कश्चिदिवासत्त्वो नैवं त्वं वक्तुमर्हसि ॥

tāṃ pratijñā pratijñāya purā satyaparākrama| laghuḥ kaścidivāsattvo naivaṃ tvaṃ vaktumarhasi ||

English Meaning

Having bound yourself by that vow, it does not, O you having truth for prowess, behove you to speak like one fickle and feeble.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)