Chapter 23 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 23

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 23.47

ततस्तु प्रघसा नाम राक्षसी वाक्यमब्रवीत्॥ कण्ठमस्या नृशंसायाः पीडयामः किमास्यते। निवेद्यतां ततो राज्ञे मानुषी सा मृतेति ह।॥ नात्र कश्चन संदेहः खादतेति स वक्ष्यति।

tatastu praghasā nāma rākṣasī vākyamabravīt|| kaṇṭhamasyā nṛśaṃsāyāḥ pīḍayāmaḥ kimāsyate| nivedyatāṃ tato rājñe mānuṣī sā mṛteti ha||| nātra kaścana saṃdehaḥ khādateti sa vakṣyati|

English Meaning

Thereupon another Rākşasī named Praghasă and-"I shall grind the throat of this cruel woman. What are you doing, sitting here? You shall then relate to the king that the woman is dead. And undoubtedly he shall say 'Do you eat her up."

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)