Chapter 13 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 13

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 13.21

गत्वा तु यदि काकुत्स्थं वक्ष्यामि परुषं वचः। न दृष्टेति मया सीता ततस्त्यक्ष्यति जीवितम्॥

gatvā tu yadi kākutsthaṃ vakṣyāmi paruṣaṃ vacaḥ| na dṛṣṭeti mayā sītā tatastyakṣyati jīvitam||

English Meaning

If going there, I should say a harsh speech to Kākutstha-'I have not seen Sitā'-he shall renounce his life.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)