Chapter 34 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 34

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 34.17

तावन्योन्यं जिघृक्षन्तौ हरिराक्षसपार्थिवौ। प्रयत्नवन्तौ तत्कर्म ईहतुर्बलदर्पितौ॥

tāvanyonyaṃ jighṛkṣantau harirākṣasapārthivau| prayatnavantau tatkarma īhaturbaladarpitau||

English Meaning

Thereupon the king of monkeys and the lord of Rākşasas, proud of strength, essayed to catch one another.

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)