Chapter 23 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 23

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 23.1

ततो जित्वा दशग्रीवो यमं त्रिदशपुंगवम्। रावणस्तु रणश्लाघी स्वसहायान्ददर्श ह॥

tato jitvā daśagrīvo yamaṃ tridaśapuṃgavam| rāvaṇastu raṇaślāghī svasahāyāndadarśa ha||

English Meaning

Having vanquished Yama, the foremost of celestials, Rāvana delighting in warfare, saw his adherents.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)