Chapter 67 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 67

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 67.11

तमुवाच सहस्राक्षो लवणो नाम राक्षसः। मधुपुत्रो मधुवने न तेऽऽज्ञां कुरुतेऽनघ॥

tamuvāca sahasrākṣo lavaṇo nāma rākṣasaḥ| madhuputro madhuvane na te''jñāṃ kurute'nagha||

English Meaning

Whereto Indra replied o sinless one, the night-ranger, Lavana, Madhu's son, living in Madhuvana, is not under your control.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)