Chapter 101 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 101

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 101.45

न जीवन्यास्यते शत्रुस्तव बाणवशं गतः। नर्दतस्तीक्ष्णदंष्ट्रस्य सिंहस्येव महागजः॥

na jīvanyāsyate śatrustava bāṇavaśaṃ gataḥ| nardatastīkṣṇadaṃṣṭrasya siṃhasyeva mahāgajaḥ||

English Meaning

Your foe coming within the sway of your shafts will not hence, living, even like a mighty elephant coming before a sharp-toothed roaring lion.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)