Chapter 5 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 5

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 5.16

जितवन्तं कृतार्थं हि तदाहमचिरादिमम्। कर्म ह्यनेन कर्तव्यं महदन्यैः सुदुष्करम्॥

jitavantaṃ kṛtārthaṃ hi tadāhamacirādimam| karma hyanena kartavyaṃ mahadanyaiḥ suduṣkaram||

English Meaning

When he shall have vanquished (his foe in fight) and won success, shall I readily show myself to him. He shall have to achieve an act incapable of being achieved by others.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)