Chapter 8 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 8

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 8.36

संक्षेपस्त्वेष मे राम किमुक्त्वा विस्तरं हि ते। स मे ज्येष्ठो रिपुीता वाली विश्रुतपौरुषः॥

saṃkṣepastveṣa me rāma kimuktvā vistaraṃ hi te| sa me jyeṣṭho ripuītā vālī viśrutapauruṣaḥ||

English Meaning

Why should I expatiate? In brief, Vāli my elder brother, famed for his prowess, is my foe.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)