Verse 12·VR 4.55.12
अहम् वः प्रतिजानामि न गमिष्यामि अहम् पुरीम् | इह एव प्रायम् आसिष्ये श्रेयो मरणम् एव मे || ४-५५-१२
abhivaadana puurvam tu raajaa kushalam eva ca |abhivaadana puurvam tu raaghavau balashaalinau || 4-55-13 vaacyaH taataH yaviiyaan me sugriivo vaanara iishvaraH |
Translation
"I am reiterating to you all that I do not wish to go to the city of Kishkindha, and here only I sit fasting unto death, as death alone is expedient to me. [4-55-12]
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Monkeys Decide to Fast unto Death
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