Chapter 39 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 39

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 39.14

अहं तस्य प्रभावज्ञो न युद्धं तेन ते क्षमम्। बलिं वा नमुचिं वापि हन्याद्धि रघुनन्दनः॥

ahaṃ tasya prabhāvajño na yuddhaṃ tena te kṣamam| baliṃ vā namuciṃ vāpi hanyāddhi raghunandanaḥ||

English Meaning

I am fully apprised of the prowess of that descendant of Raghu; it dose not behove you to enter into conflict with him; he can destroy Vāli and Namuci.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)