Valmiki Ramayana Ayodhya Kanda Sarga 112 Shloka 18
Original Shlokaलक्ष्मीश्चन्द्रादपेयाद्वा हिमवान्वा हिमं त्यजेत्। अतीयात्सागरो वेलां न प्रतिज्ञामहं पितुः।।2.112.18।।
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English Translation
चन्द्रात् from the Moon, लक्ष्मीः splendour, अपेयाद्वा might withdraw, हिमवान् Himavat mountain, हिमम् snow, त्यजेद्वा might abandon, सागरः ocean, वेलाम् its shores, अतीयात् might overstep, अहम् I, पितुः to father, प्रतिज्ञाम् promise, न shall not forsake.
English Commentary
The Moon might lose its splendour, snow might abandon the Himavat mountain, the ocean might overstep its shores, but I shall not forsake the promise made to my father.