Ramayana
जीवत्यपि महाराजे तवैव वचनं वयम् । नातिक्रमामहे सर्वे वेलां प्राप्येव सागरः ॥ २-६७-३७
Even while the great king was alive, we never defied your ( Guru Vasistha ) word like the ocean which does not overstep its shore. [2-67-37]
english translation
jIvatyapi mahArAje tavaiva vacanaM vayam । nAtikramAmahe sarve velAM prApyeva sAgaraH ॥ 2-67-37
hk transliteration by Sanscript