Chapter 71 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 71

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 71.6

उवाच च मुनिर्वाक्यं लवणस्य वधाश्रितम्। सुदुष्करं कृतं कर्म लवणं निघ्नता त्वया॥

uvāca ca munirvākyaṃ lavaṇasya vadhāśritam| suduṣkaraṃ kṛtaṃ karma lavaṇaṃ nighnatā tvayā||

English Meaning

Having referred first Lavana's destruction, he said: Having slain Lavana you have performed a very hard work.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)