Chapter 17 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 17

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 17.16

सोऽहं परुषितस्तेन दासवच्चावमानितः। त्यक्त्वा पुत्रांश्च दारांश्च राघवं शरणं गतः॥

so'haṃ paruṣitastena dāsavaccāvamānitaḥ| tyaktvā putrāṃśca dārāṃśca rāghavaṃ śaraṇaṃ gataḥ||

English Meaning

Being reviled by him and treated harshly like a menial, I have come to seek Rāghava's shelter, renouncing my children and wives.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)