Chapter 42 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 42

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 42.4

किं नु कर्तुं मया शक्यमेवं त्वयि दुरात्मनि। एव गच्छाम्यहं तात स्वस्ति तेऽस्तु निशाचर॥

kiṃ nu kartuṃ mayā śakyamevaṃ tvayi durātmani| eva gacchāmyahaṃ tāta svasti te'stu niśācara||

English Meaning

You are vicious-souled, what can I do for you? be you crowned with success O ranger of the night, I shall go.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)