Chapter 18 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 18

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 18.6

तं च राजानमासाद्य रावणो राक्षसाधिपः। प्राह युद्धं प्रयच्छेति निर्जितोऽस्मीति वा वद।७।।

taṃ ca rājānamāsādya rāvaṇo rākṣasādhipaḥ| prāha yuddhaṃ prayaccheti nirjito'smīti vā vada|7||

English Meaning

Then coming up to the king, Răvaņa lord of Raksāsas said: 'Give me battle, or say, I am defeated.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)