Chapter 55 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 55

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 55.22

वदतो वै वसिष्ठस्य मा भैरिति मुहुर्मुहुः। नाशयाम्यद्य गाधेयं नाहारमिव भास्करः॥

vadato vai vasiṣṭhasya mā bhairiti muhurmuhuḥ| nāśayāmyadya gādheyaṃ nāhāramiva bhāskaraḥ||

English Meaning

And Vasistha cried momentarily, 'Do not fear. To day will I slay Gadhi's son, even as the sun (destroys) mist.'

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)