Chapter 27 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 27

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 27.4

अहं वास्य रणे मृत्युरेष वा समरे मम। विनिवर्त्य रणोत्साहं मुहूर्तं प्राश्निको भव॥

ahaṃ vāsya raṇe mṛtyureṣa vā samare mama| vinivartya raṇotsāhaṃ muhūrtaṃ prāśniko bhava||

English Meaning

Either I shall prove his death in battle, or he shall prove mine. Restraining your martial ardour, do you for a while become a witness.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)