Chapter 17 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 17

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 17.24

सा ज्वलन्तीव रोषेण दहन्तीव निशाचरम्। उवाचाग्नि समाधाय मरणाय कृतत्वरा॥

sā jvalantīva roṣeṇa dahantīva niśācaram| uvācāgni samādhāya maraṇāya kṛtatvarā||

English Meaning

Then, flaming up in ire and as if consuming the night-ranger, she, preparing a funeral pyre, hastened to make away with herself.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)