Valmiki Ramayana Ayodhya Kanda Sarga 21 Shloka 26
Original Shlokaयदि त्वं यास्यसि वनं त्यक्त्वा मां शोकलालसाम्। अहं प्रायमिहासिष्ये न हि शक्ष्यामि जीवितुम्।।2.21.26।।
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English Translation
शोकलालसाम् overtaken by sorrow, माम् me, त्यक्त्वा after leaving, त्वम् you, वनम् to the forest, यास्यसि यदि if you depart, अहम् I, इह here, प्रायम् असिष्ये I shall seek death by fasting, जीवितुम् to live, न शक्ष्यामि हि I am not able.
English Commentary
If you depart for the forest leaving me griefstricken I cannot live. Here I shall seek death by fasting.