Verse 27·VR 3.50.27

अवश्यम् तु मया कार्यम् प्रियम् तस्य महात्मनः | जीवितेन अपि रामस्य तथा दशरथस्य च || ३-५०-२७

na hi me jiivamaanasya nayiShyasi shubhaam imaam |siitaam kamala patra akShiim raamasya mahaShiim priyaam || 3-50-26

Translation

"But I must definitely accomplish something to forestall you till they come, for I cannot willingly depart from here to fetch any of the two brothers, and that deed I needs must do shall be agreeable to the great-souled Rama, likewise even to Dasharatha, even at the stake of my life. [3-50-27]

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Jatayu's Confrontation with Ravana

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