Chapter 56 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 56

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 56.7

स ते जीवितशेषस्य राघवोऽन्तकरो बली। पशोडूंपगतस्येव जीवितं तव दुर्लभम्॥

sa te jīvitaśeṣasya rāghavo'ntakaro balī| paśoḍūṃpagatasyeva jīvitaṃ tava durlabham||

English Meaning

The strong Rāghava will compass the end of what remains of your life. Like the life of a beast tied to the sacrificial stake, your own is incapable of being reclaimed.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)