Chapter 100 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 100

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 100.37

लक्ष्मणं परिवार्यैवं तिष्ठध्वं वानरोत्तमाः। पराक्रमस्य कालोऽयं संप्राप्तो मे चिरेप्सितः॥

lakṣmaṇaṃ parivāryaivaṃ tiṣṭhadhvaṃ vānarottamāḥ| parākramasya kālo'yaṃ saṃprāpto me cirepsitaḥ||

English Meaning

You foremost of monkeys do you stay here surrounding Lakṣmaṇa. The opportunity for putting forth my prowess which I had sought, is present.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)