Chapter 21 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 21

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 21.24

त्ववियोगान मे कार्य जीवितेन सुखेन च। त्वया सह मम श्रेयस्तृणानामपि भक्षणम्॥

tvaviyogāna me kārya jīvitena sukhena ca| tvayā saha mama śreyastṛṇānāmapi bhakṣaṇam||

English Meaning

Separated from you I do not need life or happiness; with you I would prefer faring on grass.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)