Chapter 1 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 1

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 1.18

संख्ये तस्य न किंचित्तु रावणस्य पराभवः। द्वन्द्वयुद्धमनुप्राप्तो दिष्ट्या ते रावणिर्हतः॥

saṃkhye tasya na kiṃcittu rāvaṇasya parābhavaḥ| dvandvayuddhamanuprāpto diṣṭyā te rāvaṇirhataḥ||

English Meaning

To defeat Ravana in battle was (for you) in small matter; but it is a piece of good fortune that Ravana's son, who had confronted you for combat, has been slain (by you) in battle.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)