Chapter 23 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 23

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 23.1

इत्युक्त्वा मैथिली राजा रावणः शत्रुरावणः। संदिश्य च ततः सर्वा राक्षसीर्निर्जगाम ह॥

ityuktvā maithilī rājā rāvaṇaḥ śatrurāvaṇaḥ| saṃdiśya ca tataḥ sarvā rākṣasīrnirjagāma ha||

English Meaning

Having spoken thus Maithili and commanded the host of the Räksasīs, Rāvana, a terror to his enemies, went away.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)