Valmiki Ramayana Ayodhya Kanda Sarga 113 Shloka 10
Original Shlokaपितुः प्रतिज्ञां तामेव पालयिष्यामि तत्त्वतः। चतुर्दश हि वर्षाणि या प्रतिज्ञा पितुर्मम।।2.113.10।।
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English Translation
चतुर्दश वर्षाणि हि fourteen years indeed, मम पितुः to my father, या प्रतिज्ञा that promise, पितुः of my father, तां प्रतिज्ञाम् एव that promise only, तत्त्वतः truly, पालयिष्यामि shall honour.
English Commentary
In sooth, I shall honour the words of promise given by my father and live in the forest for fourteen years, as promised.