Chapter 101 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 101

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 101.4

अयं स समरश्लाघी भ्राता मे शुभलक्षणः। यदि पञ्चत्वमापन्नः प्राणैर्मे किं सुखेन वा॥

ayaṃ sa samaraślāghī bhrātā me śubhalakṣaṇaḥ| yadi pañcatvamāpannaḥ prāṇairme kiṃ sukhena vā||

English Meaning

If this brother of mine graced with auspicious marks, delighting in battle, breathe his last, what shall life avail me or happiness?

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)