Valmiki Ramayana Kishkindha Kanda Sarga 65 Shloka 29
Original Shlokaयदि नाहं गमिष्यामि नान्यो वानरपुङ्गवः। पुनः खल्विदमस्माभिः कार्यं प्रायोपवेशनम्।।4.65.29।।
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English Translation
अहम् I am, न गमिष्यामि यदि if I will not go, अन्यः other, वानरपुङ्गवः monkey leader, न not, अस्माभिः by us, पुनः again, इदम् this, प्रायोपवेशनम् fasting to death, कार्यं खलु have to do.
English Commentary
'If I do not go and no other monkey leader goes, then we have to resort to fasting unto death once again.