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)