Chapter 19 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 19

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 19.17

अहत्वा रावणं संख्ये सपुत्रजनबान्धवम्। अयोध्यां न प्रवेक्ष्यामि त्रिभिस्तैर्धातृभिः शपे॥

ahatvā rāvaṇaṃ saṃkhye saputrajanabāndhavam| ayodhyāṃ na pravekṣyāmi tribhistairdhātṛbhiḥ śape||

English Meaning

I do swear by my three brethren that I shall enter the city of Ayodhyā, after slaying in battle Ravana with his sons, kinsmen and friends.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)