Chapter 104 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 104

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 104.14

श्रमं तवावगच्छामि महता रणकर्मणा। नहि ते वीर्यसौमुख्यं प्रकर्ष नोपधारये॥

śramaṃ tavāvagacchāmi mahatā raṇakarmaṇā| nahi te vīryasaumukhyaṃ prakarṣa nopadhāraye||

English Meaning

I knew that you had been fatigued in consequence of your mighty exertions in the fight. And I could not perceive that your prowess then stood superior (to that of the foe).* *Two negatives in this verse amounting to an affirmative. This is the only instance of double negatives in Valmiki.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)