Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 86: Guha Relates Rāma’s Pastimes on the Bank of Gaṅgā
Text 2.86.15
TEXT 15
कौसल्या चैव राजा च तथैव जननी मम।
नाशंसे यदि जीवेयुः सर्वे ते शर्वरीमिमाम्॥
kausalyā caiva rājā ca tathaiva jananī mama
nāśaṁse yadi jīveyuḥ sarve te śarvarīm imām
kausalyā ca eva = Kausalyā-devī; rājā ca = the king; tathā eva = and; jananī = mother to live; mama = My; na = don’t; āśaṁse = I expect; yadi = if; jīveyuḥ = do live; sarve = all; te = of them; śarvarīm imam = [I expect them to live] only for this night.
I don’t expect Kausalyā-devī, the king and My mother to live on. If all of them do live, [I expect them to live] only for this night.