Chapter 21 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 21

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 21.13

अङ्गदप्रतिरूपाणां पुत्राणामेकतः शतम्। हतस्याप्यस्य वीरस्य गात्रसंश्लेषणं वरम्॥

aṅgadapratirūpāṇāṃ putrāṇāmekataḥ śatam| hatasyāpyasya vīrasya gātrasaṃśleṣaṇaṃ varam||

English Meaning

I would rather die with this hero who has been slain than have hundred sons like Angada.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)