Chapter 100 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 100

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 100.38

पापात्मायं दशग्रीवो वध्यतां पापनिश्चयः। काशितं चातकस्येव धर्मान्ते मेघदर्शनम्॥

pāpātmāyaṃ daśagrīvo vadhyatāṃ pāpaniścayaḥ| kāśitaṃ cātakasyeva dharmānte meghadarśanam||

English Meaning

I shall slay this wicked minded Ten-necked one, who is resolved to pursue the course of unrighteousness. Even as on the expire of summer the Cătaka is eager for the sight of clouds, I had long been eager to obtain a sight of (Ravana).

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)