Chapter 104 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 104

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 104.21

स्वेच्छया न मया वीर रथोऽयमपवाहितः। भर्तुः स्नेहपरीतेन मयेदं यत्कृतं प्रभो॥

svecchayā na mayā vīra ratho'yamapavāhitaḥ| bhartuḥ snehaparītena mayedaṃ yatkṛtaṃ prabho||

English Meaning

I did not, O hero, turn away the car of my own sheer will. What I have done, O lord, had been dictated by my affection for you.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)