Chapter 22 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 22

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 22.30

अनयेनाभिसम्पन्नमर्थहीनमनुव्रते। नाशायाम्यहमद्य त्वां सूर्यः संध्यामिवौजसा ॥

anayenābhisampannamarthahīnamanuvrate| nāśāyāmyahamadya tvāṃ sūryaḥ saṃdhyāmivaujasā ||

English Meaning

O you following asceticism, this your vow is without any meaning and beyond the pale of morality. Even shall I destroy you today like to the Sun dispelling darkness with his rays.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)