Chapter 39 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 39

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 39.8

पराक्रमज्ञो रामस्य शठो दृष्टभयः पुरा। समुत्क्रान्तस्ततो मुक्तस्तावुभौ राक्षसौ हतौ॥

parākramajño rāmasya śaṭho dṛṣṭabhayaḥ purā| samutkrāntastato muktastāvubhau rākṣasau hatau||

English Meaning

Wicked as I am, I was fully aware of his prowess having been frightened by him on a former occasion, and so I saved myself by escaping, but those two Raksasas were killed.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)