Chapter 1 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 1

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 1.97

यदि गच्छति पातालं ततोऽभ्यधिकमेव वा। सर्वथा रावणस्तात न भविष्यति राघव॥

yadi gacchati pātālaṃ tato'bhyadhikameva vā| sarvathā rāvaṇastāta na bhaviṣyati rāghava||

English Meaning

O worshipful one, even if he hide himself in the region under the earth or in a darker quarter, Rāvana shall not be able to draw his breath.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)