Chapter 35 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 35

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 35.14

ते न शक्या रणे हन्तुमसहायेन लक्ष्मण। रावणः क्रूरकर्मा च सुग्रीवेण विशेषतः॥

te na śakyā raṇe hantumasahāyena lakṣmaṇa| rāvaṇaḥ krūrakarmā ca sugrīveṇa viśeṣataḥ||

English Meaning

They are incapable, O Laksmana, of being slain (by Rāma) in battle, unless he is supported (by others).

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)