Chapter 24 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 24

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 24.21

जीवेत माता परिपालनार्थम्। विना तु पुत्रं परितापदीना सा नैव जीवेदिति निश्चितं मे॥

jīveta mātā paripālanārtham| vinā tu putraṃ paritāpadīnā sā naiva jīvediti niścitaṃ me||

English Meaning

The heroic Angada shall not live to-day and if he lives, his another shall live to bring him up. Forsooth, without her son, she shall not live long.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)