Chapter 4 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 4

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 4.13

रक्षाम इति यैरुक्तं राक्षसास्ते भवन्तु वः। रक्षाम इति यैरुक्तं यक्षा एव भवन्तु वः॥

rakṣāma iti yairuktaṃ rākṣasāste bhavantu vaḥ| rakṣāma iti yairuktaṃ yakṣā eva bhavantu vaḥ||

English Meaning

Those among you who have said 'Raksama,' shall be Raksasas; and those among you, who have said 'Yaksama' shall be Yaksas.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)