Chapter 25 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 25

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 25.12

ततोऽब्रवीद्दशग्रीवो न शोभनमिदं कृतम्। पूजिताः शत्रवो यस्माद्रव्यैरिन्द्रपुरोगमाः॥

tato'bravīddaśagrīvo na śobhanamidaṃ kṛtam| pūjitāḥ śatravo yasmādravyairindrapurogamāḥ||

English Meaning

Whereto the Ten-necked demon replied, You have not done well as you have worshipped, with diverse articles my enemies, Indra and others.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)