स तु तीत्वर्णिवं रामः सह वानरसेनया। प्रतिजानामि ते सत्यं न जीवन्प्रतियास्यति ॥
sa tu tītvarṇivaṃ rāmaḥ saha vānarasenayā| pratijānāmi te satyaṃ na jīvanpratiyāsyati ||
English Meaning
And although Rāma has crossed the ocean along with the monkey-army, yet I swear to you truly, living, he shall not back hence.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)