Chapter 21 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 21

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 21.22

वर्जयेद् वज्रमुत्सृष्टं वर्जयेदन्तकाश्चिरम्। त्वद्विधं न तु संक्रुद्धो लोकनाथः स राघवः॥

varjayed vajramutsṛṣṭaṃ varjayedantakāściram| tvadvidhaṃ na tu saṃkruddho lokanāthaḥ sa rāghavaḥ||

English Meaning

Thunderbolt, even, when hurled, may leave you, Death himself may overlook you-but there is no safety for you, if Rāghava, the lord of men is enraged.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)