नृपश्चोवाच तां देवीं देवि शंसामि ते यदि। ततो मे मरणं सद्यो भविष्यति न संशयः।।2.35.22।।
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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset
English Translation
नृपश्च that king, तां देवीम् to his wife, उवाच said, देवि O queen, ते to you, शंसामि यदि if I disclose, ततः then, सद्यः immediately, मे to me, मरणम् death, भविष्यति will happen, संशयः doubt, न not.
English Commentary
'O queen if I disclose it, then I will undoubtedly die that very movement' replied the king to his wife.