Chapter 56 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 56

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 56.3

क्षत्रबन्धो स्थितोऽस्म्येष यद् बलं तद् विदर्शय। नाशयाम्यद्य ते दर्प शस्त्रस्य तव गाधिजः॥

kṣatrabandho sthito'smyeṣa yad balaṃ tad vidarśaya| nāśayāmyadya te darpa śastrasya tava gādhijaḥ||

English Meaning

Wretch of a Kșatriya! here am I, do you display the might you are master of. To-day, O Gādhi's son, will I humble your pride of arms.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)