Chapter 31 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 31

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 31.2

जनस्थानस्थिता राजन् राक्षसा बहवो हताः! खरश्च निहतः संख्ये कथंचिदहमागतः॥

janasthānasthitā rājan rākṣasā bahavo hatāḥ! kharaśca nihataḥ saṃkhye kathaṃcidahamāgataḥ||

English Meaning

O king, a great many Rākşasa living in Janasthāna, have been slain, and Khara also had been slain in battle. I alone have with much difficulty managed to come here.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)