Verse 18·VR 3.10.18

अपि अहम् जीवितम् जह्याम् त्वाम् वा सीते स लक्ष्मणाम् || ४-१०-१८ न तु प्रतिज्ञाम् संश्रुत्य ब्राह्मणेभ्यो विशेषतः |

tat avashyam mayaa kaaryam R^iShiiNaam paripaalanam || 4-10-19anuk{}tena api vaidehi pratij~naaya katham punaH |

Translation

"I may forfeit my life, forgo Lakshmana, or even forsake you but not a promise, that too especially made to Brahmans, and having promised I can never go back... [4-10-18b, 19a]

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