Chapter 15 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 15

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 15.13

नाकीर्तयदवज्ञानात् तद् रक्षो मानुषांस्तदा। तस्मात्स मानुषाद्वध्यो मृत्युर्नान्योऽस्य विद्यते॥

nākīrtayadavajñānāt tad rakṣo mānuṣāṃstadā| tasmātsa mānuṣādvadhyo mṛtyurnānyo'sya vidyate||

English Meaning

Through disdain, the Rākşasa did not at that time mention men. Therefore, by men alone he is capable of being slain; nor can his end be compassed by any other means.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)