Chapter 11 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 11

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 11.27

किमर्थं नगरद्वारमिदं रुद्ध्वा विनर्दसे। दुन्दुभे विदितो मेऽसि रक्ष प्राणान् महाबल॥

kimarthaṃ nagaradvāramidaṃ ruddhvā vinardase| dundubhe vidito me'si rakṣa prāṇān mahābala||

English Meaning

O Dundhubhi, obstructing this my city-gate, why did you set up a terrible roar? Did you know my mighty strength? Do you save your own life.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)