Canto 3 -
Araṇya-kāṇḍa
Chapter 37: Mārīca Advises Rāvaṇa
Text 3.37.5
अपि ते जीवितान्ताय नोत्पन्ना जनकात्मजा।
अपि सीतानिमित्तं च न भवेद्व्यसनं मम॥
api te jīvitāntāya notpannā janakātmajā
api sītā-nimittaṁ ca na bhaved vyasanaṁ mama
api1 te = your; jīvita-antāya = to end life; na utpannā = hasn’t taken birth; janaka-ātmajā = Janaka’s daughter; api2 sītā-nimittam = because of Sītā; ca = and; na bhavet = wouldn’t; vyasanam = get into trouble; mama = I.
Hasn’t Janaka’s daughter taken birth to end your life? And wouldn’t I get into trouble because of Sītā?