Ramayana — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 33, Shloka 20
हनूमत्सीतासंवादः
Hanumān–Sītā Dialogue and Identity Verification
न पिबेयं न खादेयं प्रत्यहं मम भोजनम्।।।।एष मे जीवितस्यान्तो रामो यद्यभिषिच्यते।
na pibeyaṃ na khādeyaṃ pratyahaṃ mama bhojanam |
eṣa me jīvitasya 'nto rāmo yady abhiṣicyate ||
میں نہ پیوں گی، نہ کھاؤں گی، ہر روز کا اپنا کھانا بھی ترک کر دوں گی؛ اگر رام کا راج تلک ہو تو یہی میری زندگی کا انجام ہوگا۔
'I shall not drink or eat food, if Rama is coronated. I shall end my life this moment.
FAQs
The verse illustrates adharma through coercive speech: using self-harm threats to force an outcome undermines righteous decision-making.
Kaikeyī pressures Daśaratha to halt Rama’s coronation by declaring a fast unto death.
By contrast, Daśaratha’s vulnerability as a truth-bound king is set up; the verse foregrounds manipulation rather than virtue.