Ayodhya Kanda 21.51
Valmiki Ramayanam (IIT Kanpur) · Ayodhya Kanda 21 · Verse 51
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यथैव ते पुत्र पिता तथाऽहं गुरु स्स्वधर्मेण सुहृत्तया च। न त्वाऽनुजानामि न मां विहाय सुदुःखितामर्हसि गन्तुमेवम्।।
yathaiva tē putra! pitā tathā.haṅ guru ssvadharmēṇa suhṛttayā ca. na tvā.nujānāmi na māṅ vihāya suduḥkhitāmarhasi gantumēvam৷৷
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By virtue of my own duty and affection towards you, O my son I am as much your preceptor as your father is. I will not grant you permission. You should not go, leaving me deeply distressed.