Chapter 2 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 2

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 2.14

अवकाशो न साम्नस्तु राक्षसेप्वभिगम्यते। न दानस्य न भेदस्य नैव युद्धस्य दृश्यते॥

avakāśo na sāmnastu rākṣasepvabhigamyate| na dānasya na bhedasya naiva yuddhasya dṛśyate||

English Meaning

Opportunity find I none either for conciliation with the Raksasas, or for (winning them over) by gifts, or for sowing dissensions among them, or for conquering them in fight.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)