Verse 7·VR 2.47.7

इहैव निधनम् यामो महाप्रस्थानमेव वा | रामेण रहितानाम् हि किमर्थम् जीवितम् हि नः || २-४७-७

ihaiva nidhanam yaamo mahaaprasthaanameva vaa | raameNa rahitaanaam hi kimartham jiivitam hi naH || 2-47-7

Translation

"Let us have recourse to death here itself, or definitely set out for a grand journey ( to the north with a resolve to die). For what purpose can life be good for us, separated as we are from Rama?"

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The People of Ayodhya Begin to Rebuke Themselves

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