Chapter 27 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 27

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 27.13

यत्तु मां त्वमभाषिष्ठा युद्ध्यस्वेति सुरेश्वर। नाहं तं प्रतियोत्स्यामि रावणं राक्षसं युधि॥

yattu māṃ tvamabhāṣiṣṭhā yuddhyasveti sureśvara| nāhaṃ taṃ pratiyotsyāmi rāvaṇaṃ rākṣasaṃ yudhi||

English Meaning

O lord of celestials, even if I am requested by you. I shall not withstand the Rākşasa, Rāvana in the conflict.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)