Ramayana
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तस्याहं लोकपालस्य वाक्यं तत्सुसमाहितः । नैव जात्वनृतं कार्यमिति मे सौम्य दर्शनम् ॥ 7-50-16 ॥
"Concerning that word of the guardian of the world I was most attentive, for it is my conviction, O gentle one, that an untruth must never be committed."
english translation
सर्वथैव न वक्तव्यं मया सौम्य तवाग्रतः । यदि ते श्रवणे श्रद्धा श्रूयतां रघुनन्दन ॥ 7-50-17 ॥
"By every reckoning, O gentle one, it ought not to be told by me before you; yet if you have a wish to hear it, then let it be heard, O delight of the Raghus."
english translation
यद्यप्यहं नरेन्द्रेण रहस्यं श्रावितः पुरा । तथाप्युदाहरिष्यामि दैवं हि दुरतिक्रमम् ॥ 7-50-18 ॥
"Although I was long ago made to hear this secret by the king, nevertheless I shall relate it; for fate is indeed impossible to overcome."
english translation
येनेदमीदृशं प्राप्तं दुःखं शोकसमन्वितम् । न त्वया भरते वाच्यं शत्रुघ्नस्यापि सन्निधौ ॥ 7-50-19 ॥
That by which this grievous sorrow, attended with grief, has been brought about must not be spoken of by you to Bharata, nor in the presence of Shatrughna.
english translation
तच्छ्रुत्वा भाषितं तस्य गम्भीरार्थपदं महत् । तथ्यं ब्रूहीति सौमित्रिः सूतं वाक्यमथाब्रवीत् ॥ 7-50-20 ॥
Having heard that weighty utterance of his, with its words of profound meaning, Saumitri (Lakshmana) then spoke these words to the charioteer: "Tell me the truth."
english translation