Chapter 23 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 23

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 23.18

न क्वचित् प्राप्तपूर्वो मे संयुगेषु पराजयः॥ युष्माकमेतत् प्रत्यक्षं नानृतं कथयाम्यहम्

na kvacit prāptapūrvo me saṃyugeṣu parājayaḥ|| yuṣmākametat pratyakṣaṃ nānṛtaṃ kathayāmyaham

English Meaning

I had never before met with defeat in conflict. You have witnessed it. I do not speak a falsehood.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)