Ramayana

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स्वयं विराधेन हि मृत्युरात्मनः प्रसह्य रामेण यथार्थमीप्सितः | निवेदितः काननचारिणा स्वयं न मे वधः शस्त्रकृतो भवेदिति || ३-४-३१

sanskrit

Viradha deliberately wanted to be killed by Rama. The forestranger ( Viradha ) himself revealed that it was not possible to kill him with weapons and asked Rama to bury him in a pit. [3-4-31]

english translation

svayaM virAdhena hi mRtyurAtmanaH prasahya rAmeNa yathArthamIpsitaH | niveditaH kAnanacAriNA svayaM na me vadhaH zastrakRto bhavediti || 3-4-31

hk transliteration