न ह्यव्यवसितः शत्रु राक्षसं तं विशेषतः। समर्थस्त्वं रणे हन्तुं विक्रमे जिह्मकारिणम्॥
na hyavyavasitaḥ śatru rākṣasaṃ taṃ viśeṣataḥ| samarthastvaṃ raṇe hantuṃ vikrame jihmakāriṇam||
English Meaning
Without being persevering you shall not be able to destroy in conflict your enemy—that terrible, wily Rākşasa.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)