Chapter 22 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 22

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 22.9

द्वाभ्यामूर्ध्वं तु मासाभ्यां भर्तारं मामनिच्छतीम्। मम त्वां प्रातराशार्थे सूदाश्छेत्स्यन्ति खण्डशः॥

dvābhyāmūrdhvaṃ tu māsābhyāṃ bhartāraṃ māmanicchatīm| mama tvāṃ prātarāśārthe sūdāśchetsyanti khaṇḍaśaḥ||

English Meaning

Even then if you do refuse to regard me as your husband, my cooks shall mince your limbs with steel and serve you for my morning meal.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)