Chapter 30 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 30

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 30.35

एष दोषो महान् हि स्यान्मम सीताभिभाषणे। प्राणत्यागश्च वैदह्या भवेदनभिभाषणे॥

eṣa doṣo mahān hi syānmama sītābhibhāṣaṇe| prāṇatyāgaśca vaidahyā bhavedanabhibhāṣaṇe||

English Meaning

It is a great sin in me (I own) to talk with Sita-But she will die if I do not talk with her.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)