Chapter 43 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 43

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 43.7

अस्त्रविज्जयतां रामो लक्ष्मणश्च महाबलः। राजा जयति सुग्रीवो राघवेणाभिपालितः॥ दासोऽहं कोसलेन्द्रस्य रामस्याक्लिष्टकर्मणः। हनूमाञ्शत्रुसैन्यानां निहन्ता मारुतात्मजः॥ न रावणसहस्रं मे युद्धे प्रतिबलं भवेत्। शिलाभिश्च प्रहरतः पादपैश्च सहस्रशः॥ धर्षयित्वा पुरीं लङ्कामभिवाद्य च मैथिलीम्। समृद्धार्थो गमिष्यामि मिषतां सर्वरक्षसाम्॥

astravijjayatāṃ rāmo lakṣmaṇaśca mahābalaḥ| rājā jayati sugrīvo rāghaveṇābhipālitaḥ|| dāso'haṃ kosalendrasya rāmasyākliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ| hanūmāñśatrusainyānāṃ nihantā mārutātmajaḥ|| na rāvaṇasahasraṃ me yuddhe pratibalaṃ bhavet| śilābhiśca praharataḥ pādapaiśca sahasraśaḥ|| dharṣayitvā purīṃ laṅkāmabhivādya ca maithilīm| samṛddhārtho gamiṣyāmi miṣatāṃ sarvarakṣasām||

English Meaning

Victory to Rāma versed in arms! And to Laks maņa endowed with immense strength! and victory to king Sugrīva, who is protected by Raghava! Hanuman, son to the Wind-god, destroyer of hostile hosts, is the slave of Rāma of untiring deeds. And not a thousand Rāvanas can cope with me in conflict as I hurl stones and trees by thousands. Having destroyed the city of Lankā and paid my respects to Mithila's daughter, I, my object gained, shall depart in the presence of all the Rākşasas.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)