Ramayana
संश्रुत्य च न शक्ष्यामि जीवमानः प्रतिश्रवम् । मुनीनामन्यथा कर्तुं सत्यमिष्टं हि मे सदा ॥ ३-१०-१८
Having promised the sages, I cannot do otherwise as long as I have life in me. To me truth is always dear. ॥ 3-10-18॥
english translation
saMzrutya ca na zakSyAmi jIvamAnaH pratizravam । munInAmanyathA kartuM satyamiSTaM hi me sadA ॥ 3-10-18
hk transliteration by Sanscript