Chapter 56 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 56

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 56.19

इदं शरीरं नि:संज्ञं बन्ध वा घातयस्व वा। नेदं शरीरं रक्ष्यं मे जीवितं वापि राक्षस ॥

idaṃ śarīraṃ ni:saṃjñaṃ bandha vā ghātayasva vā| nedaṃ śarīraṃ rakṣyaṃ me jīvitaṃ vāpi rākṣasa ||

English Meaning

Do you either bind or destroy this body deprived of sensation. This body will I not protect, nor yet this life, O Rāvana;

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)