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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.34.5

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 34: Farewell to the Queens. Daśaratha orders the chariot and supplies for Sītā, Kausalyā counsels her and Rāma takes leave of his father’s wives

In the sequence: Seeing Rāma dressed as a tapasvin overwhelms Daśaratha, who wonders what past harm has brought this suffering upon him

2.34.5

na tv evānāgate kāle dehāc cyavati jīvitam
kaikeyyā kliśyamānasya mṛtyur mama na vidyate

But when the appointed time has not come, life does not depart from the body; for me, tormented by Kaikeyī, death is not to be found.

Words: na — not; tv — but; evānāgate — indeed (the time) not yet come; kāle — at the time; dehāc — from the body; cyavati — departs, slips away; jīvitam — life; kaikeyyā — by Kaikeyī; kliśyamānasya — of one being tormented; mṛtyur — death; mama — for me; na vidyate — is not found

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.