Ramayana
तावद्यावद्धि मे प्राप्तं ब्राह्मण्यं तपसार्जितम् । अनुच्छ्वसन्नभुंजास्तिष्ठेयं शाश्वतीः समाः ॥ १-६४-१९
- Until brahminhood is obtained by my austerities, I shall stay without breathing or eating for innumerable years. - ॥ 1-64-19॥
english translation
tAvadyAvaddhi me prAptaM brAhmaNyaM tapasArjitam । anucchvasannabhuMjAstiSTheyaM zAzvatIH samAH ॥ 1-64-19
hk transliteration by Sanscript