Chapter 68 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 68

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 68.14

राज्येन नास्ति मे कार्य किं करिष्यामि सीतया। कुम्भकर्णविहीनस्य जीविते नास्ति मे मतिः॥

rājyena nāsti me kārya kiṃ kariṣyāmi sītayā| kumbhakarṇavihīnasya jīvite nāsti me matiḥ||

English Meaning

I have nothing to do with empire. And what shall I do with Sītā? And deprived of Kumbhakarma, I do not even wish to live.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)