Chapter 26 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 26

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 26.18

दूषणं निहतं श्रुत्वा तस्य चैव पदानुगान् ॥ व्यादिदेश खरः क्रुद्धः सेनाध्यक्षान् महाबलाम्। अयं विनिहतः संख्ये दूषणः सपदानुगः॥ महत्या सेनया सार्धं युद्ध्वा रामं कुमानुषम्। शस्त्रैर्नानाविधाकारैर्हनध्वं सर्वराक्षसाः।।२५ ।

dūṣaṇaṃ nihataṃ śrutvā tasya caiva padānugān || vyādideśa kharaḥ kruddhaḥ senādhyakṣān mahābalām| ayaṃ vinihataḥ saṃkhye dūṣaṇaḥ sapadānugaḥ|| mahatyā senayā sārdhaṃ yuddhvā rāmaṃ kumānuṣam| śastrairnānāvidhākārairhanadhvaṃ sarvarākṣasāḥ||25 |

English Meaning

Hearing that Dusana had been slain, Khara, waxing wroth, commanded his mighty generals, saying, Fighting with that vile man, Rāma, along with his mighty forces Düşana has been slain in battle, together with his followers. Let all the Rākşasas slay him with weapons of various shapes.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)