Chapter 109 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 109

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 109.15

नैकान्तविजयो युद्धे भूतपूर्वः कदाचन। परैर्वा हन्यते वीरः परान्वा हन्ति संयुगे॥

naikāntavijayo yuddhe bhūtapūrvaḥ kadācana| parairvā hanyate vīraḥ parānvā hanti saṃyuge||

English Meaning

Besides success in battle is not perpetual; either one slays his enemy or meets with his destruction at his hands in the conflict.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)