इह वा मां मृतां कुब्जे नृपायावेदयिष्यसि। वनं तु राघवे प्राप्ते भरतः प्राप्स्यति क्षितिम्।।2.9.58।।
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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset
English Translation
कुब्जे O hunchback, राघवे to the scion of the Raghus (Rama), वनं तु to the forest, प्राप्ते having gone, भरत: Bharata, क्षितिम् earth, प्राप्स्यति secures, वा or, इह here, माम् me, मृताम् as if dead, नृपाय for king Dasaratha, आवेदयिष्यसि you will inform.
English Commentary
O hunchback, tell the king, either Bharata shall secure the kingdom on Rama's departure to the forest or else I will die here.