Chapter 23 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 23

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 23.9

नह्ययं रावणो युद्धे शक्यो जेतुं सुरासुरैः। न भवन्तः क्षयं नेतुमपि सामरदानवैः॥

nahyayaṃ rāvaṇo yuddhe śakyo jetuṃ surāsuraiḥ| na bhavantaḥ kṣayaṃ netumapi sāmaradānavaiḥ||

English Meaning

Even the celestials and the Asuras are not able to vanquish this Rāvaņa in battle; nor can the Dänavas backed by the gods can destroy you.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)