Chapter 13 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 13

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 13.9

कथमिन्दीवरश्यामं दीर्घबाहुं महाबलम्। अभिराममहं रामं स्थापयिष्यामि दण्डकान्॥

kathamindīvaraśyāmaṃ dīrghabāhuṃ mahābalam| abhirāmamahaṃ rāmaṃ sthāpayiṣyāmi daṇḍakān||

English Meaning

How shall I dismiss to Dandaka the charming Rāma of dark blue hue like that of a blue lotus, possessed of mighty arms, and having great strength?

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)