Chapter 31 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 31

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 31.27

तस्यापहर भार्यां त्वं तं प्रमथ्य महावने। सीतया रहितो रामो न चैव हि भविष्यति ॥

tasyāpahara bhāryāṃ tvaṃ taṃ pramathya mahāvane| sītayā rahito rāmo na caiva hi bhaviṣyati ||

English Meaning

Thrashing him, do you in the mighty forest, carry away his wife. Without Sītā, Rama shall cease to exist.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)