Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 34: Rāma, Lakṣmaṇa and Sītā Meet Daśaratha
Text 2.34.33
अद्य त्विदानीं रजनीं पुत्र मा गच्छ सर्वथा।
एकाहदर्शनेनापि साधु तावच्चराम्यहम्॥
adya tv idānīṁ rajanīṁ putra mā gaccha sarvathā
ekāha-darśanenāpi sādhu tāvac carāmy aham
adya tu = today; idānīm = as it is already; rajanīm = night; putra = my son; mā gaccha sarvathā = so don’t go; eka-aha-darśanena = by seeing You for one [more] day; api = for at least; sādhu tāvat carāmi = will be happy; aham = I.
My son, it is already night. So don’t go today. I will be happy by seeing You for at least one [more] day.