अप्यहं जीवितं जह्यां त्वां वा सीते सलक्ष्मणाम्॥ न तु प्रतिज्ञां संश्रुत्य ब्राह्मणेभ्यो विशेषतः।
apyahaṃ jīvitaṃ jahyāṃ tvāṃ vā sīte salakṣmaṇām|| na tu pratijñāṃ saṃśrutya brāhmaṇebhyo viśeṣataḥ|
English Meaning
I had rather renounce my life, or you, O Sītā, along with Lakşmaņa-but by no means my promise made, especially to Brahmanas.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)