Chapter 31 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 31

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 31.41

तेजोमदः संस्थितदोर्विषाणः। उदीक्षितुं रावण नेह युक्तः स संयुगे राघवगन्धहस्ती॥

tejomadaḥ saṃsthitadorviṣāṇaḥ| udīkṣituṃ rāvaṇa neha yuktaḥ sa saṃyuge rāghavagandhahastī||

English Meaning

Rāghava in war is like a mad elephant, having unblemished ancestry for his trunk, perspiration for his temporal exudation; and arms resting well beside him for his tusks. O Rāvaņa, you are not competent even to look at an him.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)