Chapter 31 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 31

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 31.23

नहि रामो दशग्रीव शक्यो जेतुं रणे त्वया। रक्षसां वापि लोकेन स्वर्ग: पापजनैरिव ॥

nahi rāmo daśagrīva śakyo jetuṃ raṇe tvayā| rakṣasāṃ vāpi lokena svarga: pāpajanairiva ||

English Meaning

O ten necked one, forsooth, Rāma cannot be subdued in conflict, either by you or the world of Rākşasas, as heaven is incapable of being attained by a sinner.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)