Chapter 31 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 31

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 31.8

तथा क्रुद्धं दशग्रीवं कृताञ्जलिरकम्पनः। भयात् संदिग्धया वाचा रावणं याचतेऽभयम्॥

tathā kruddhaṃ daśagrīvaṃ kṛtāñjalirakampanaḥ| bhayāt saṃdigdhayā vācā rāvaṇaṃ yācate'bhayam||

English Meaning

Thereat, Akampana, with joined hands, from fear replied to the ten-necked Rāvana, in faltering words, beseeching courage.

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)