Chapter 59 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 59

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 59.82

पितृमाहात्म्यसंयोगादात्मनश्चापि तेजसा। जानुभ्यामपतद्भूभौ न तु प्राणैर्वियुज्यत॥

pitṛmāhātmyasaṃyogādātmanaścāpi tejasā| jānubhyāmapatadbhūbhau na tu prāṇairviyujyata||

English Meaning

And by virtue of the greatness of his sire and also of his own energy, he went to the earth on his knees, but was not utterly deprived of life.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)