Chapter 22 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 22

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 22.29

वैवस्वत महाबाहो न खल्वमितविक्रम। न हन्तव्यस्त्वयैतेन दण्डेनैष निशाचरः॥

vaivasvata mahābāho na khalvamitavikrama| na hantavyastvayaitena daṇḍenaiṣa niśācaraḥ||

English Meaning

O Vaivasvata, O mighty-armed one, O you of immeasurable prowess, this certainly must not be. You should not with your rod slay the nightranger.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)