Chapter 64 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 64

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 64.7

स ग्रीष्म अपयाते तु वर्षारात्र उपागते। हन्यास्त्वं लवणं सौम्य स हि कालोऽस्य दुर्मतेः॥

sa grīṣma apayāte tu varṣārātra upāgate| hanyāstvaṃ lavaṇaṃ saumya sa hi kālo'sya durmateḥ||

English Meaning

When rains shall set in after the expiration of the present summer you should slay him for that is the proper time for destroying that viciousminded one.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)