Chapter 25 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 25

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 25.2

अल्पवीर्यां यदा यक्षी श्रूयते मुनिपुङ्गव। कथं नागसहस्रस्य धारयत्यबला बलम्॥

alpavīryāṃ yadā yakṣī śrūyate munipuṅgava| kathaṃ nāgasahasrasya dhārayatyabalā balam||

English Meaning

O best of ascetics, I have heard that the Yakşa race is endowed with but small prowess. How can then that one of the weaker sex possess the strength of a thousand elephants?

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)