Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 51: Guha and Lakṣmaṇa Converse at Night
Text 2.51.4
न हि रामाप्रियतरो ममास्ति भुवि कश्चन।
ब्रवीम्येतदहं सत्यं सत्येनैव च ते शपे॥
na hi rāmāt priyataro mamāsti bhuvi kaścana
bravīmy etad ahaṁ satyaṁ satyenaiva ca te śape
na hi = no; rāmāt = than Rāma; priyataraḥ = dearer; mama = to me; asti = there is; bhuvi = on earth; kaścana = one; bravīmi = tell; etat = this; aham = I; satyam = truth; satyena eva = on truthfulness itself; ca = and; te = You; śape = promise this.
There is no one dearer to me than Rāma on earth. I tell You this truth and promise this on truthfulness itself.