Chapter 24 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 24

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 24.13

त्वं हि शूरश्च बलवान् हन्या एतान् न संशयः। स्वयं निहन्तुमिच्छामि सर्वानेव निशाचरान्॥

tvaṃ hi śūraśca balavān hanyā etān na saṃśayaḥ| svayaṃ nihantumicchāmi sarvāneva niśācarān||

English Meaning

You are both strong and a hero: You can, without doubt, slay these Rākşasas. But I wish to slay all these rangers of the night myself.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)