जीवितं धारयिष्यामि मासं दशरथात्मज। ऊर्ध्वं मासान्न जीवेयं रक्षसां वशमागता॥
jīvitaṃ dhārayiṣyāmi māsaṃ daśarathātmaja| ūrdhvaṃ māsānna jīveyaṃ rakṣasāṃ vaśamāgatā||
English Meaning
Breathe shall I only for a month, beyond that I shall never live, subject as I am to the demons.'
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)