Chapter 24 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 24

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 24.23

शीघ्रं गच्छत्वयं वीरो दण्डकान्परिरक्षितुम्॥ दूषणोऽस्य बलाध्यक्षो भविष्यति महाबलः।

śīghraṃ gacchatvayaṃ vīro daṇḍakānparirakṣitum|| dūṣaṇo'sya balādhyakṣo bhaviṣyati mahābalaḥ|

English Meaning

Let that hero now speedily go to protect the Dandaka forest and the highly powerful Duşana shall be the commander of his forces.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)