ममेदं लङ्घनं व्यर्थं सागरस्य भविष्यति। प्रवेशश्चैव लङ्कायां राक्षसानां च दर्शनम्॥
mamedaṃ laṅghanaṃ vyarthaṃ sāgarasya bhaviṣyati| praveśaścaiva laṅkāyāṃ rākṣasānāṃ ca darśanam||
English Meaning
This my bounding over the main comes to nought; as also my entry into Lank, and the sight of the Rākşasas.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)