Valmiki Ramayana Ayodhya Kanda Sarga 72 Shloka 37
Original Shlokaइमां तु पश्चिमां वाचं व्याजहार पिता तव। कालधर्मपरिक्षिप्तः पाशैरिव महागजः।।2.72.37।।
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English Translation
तव your, पिता father, महागजः like a great elephant, पाशैरिव as though by cords, कालधर्मपरिक्षिप्तः caught by the noose of fate and time, पश्चिमाम् last, इमाम् this, वाचम् words, व्याजहार uttered.
English Commentary
Your father, caught by the noose of death, like a great elephant bound by cords, uttered these last words: