Chapter 17 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 17

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 17.44

काममेवंविधो लोकः कालेन विनियुज्यते। क्षमं चेद्भवता प्राप्तमुत्तरं साधु चिन्त्यताम्॥

kāmamevaṃvidho lokaḥ kālena viniyujyate| kṣamaṃ cedbhavatā prāptamuttaraṃ sādhu cintyatām||

English Meaning

Every one in time meets with death and hence there is nothing to be sorry for me. But do you think of a proper reply you shall give to the people (when asked about the cause of my destruction).

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)