Chapter 68 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 68

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 68.11

तस्मिंस्तथा ब्रुवाणे तु राक्षसः प्रहसन्निव। प्रत्युवाच नरश्रेष्ठं दिष्ट्या प्राप्तोऽसि दुर्मते॥

tasmiṃstathā bruvāṇe tu rākṣasaḥ prahasanniva| pratyuvāca naraśreṣṭhaṃ diṣṭyā prāpto'si durmate||

English Meaning

He having said this, the Rākṣasa, laughing aloud, replied to that foremost of men:-Your understanding is bewildered. By the influence of destiny you have come under my control.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)