Chapter 29 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 29

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 29.12

नह्येष हन्तुं शक्योऽद्य वरदानात्सुनिर्भयः। तद्ग्रहीष्यामहे रक्षो यत्ता भवत संयुगे॥

nahyeṣa hantuṃ śakyo'dya varadānātsunirbhayaḥ| tadgrahīṣyāmahe rakṣo yattā bhavata saṃyuge||

English Meaning

It is not possible to slay him now, for he shall not meet with death in consequence of the boon. So let us make him captive-and we should all exert to that end.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)