Chapter 24 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 24

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 24.19

एवमुक्त्वा पुनः प्रोचुरालोक्य च परस्परम्॥ चतुर्दश सहस्राणि रक्षसां भीमकर्मणाम्। एकश्च रामो धर्मात्मा कथं युद्धं भविष्यति॥

evamuktvā punaḥ procurālokya ca parasparam|| caturdaśa sahasrāṇi rakṣasāṃ bhīmakarmaṇām| ekaśca rāmo dharmātmā kathaṃ yuddhaṃ bhaviṣyati||

English Meaning

Having said this, they again spoke, eyeing one another, There are fourteen thousand of the Rākşasas of dreadful deed while the righteous Rāma is single. How can fight take place (between two such parties)?

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)