Chapter 37 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 37

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 37.10

मम प्रतिप्रदानं हि रावणस्य न रोचते। रावणं मार्गते संख्ये मृत्युः कालवशंगतम्॥

mama pratipradānaṃ hi rāvaṇasya na rocate| rāvaṇaṃ mārgate saṃkhye mṛtyuḥ kālavaśaṃgatam||

English Meaning

Rāvana dose not desire to restore me (to Rāma) for he has been brought under the influence of Death who is seeking him in battle.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)