Chapter 14 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 14

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 14.7

निशम्य वाक्यं तु विभीषणस्य ततः प्रहस्तो वचनं बभाषे। न नो भयं विद्म न दैवतेभ्यो न दानवेभ्योऽप्यथवा कदाचित्।७।। न यक्षगन्धर्वमहोरगेभ्यो भयं न संख्ये पतगोरगेभ्यः। कथं नु रामाद्भविता भयं नो नरेन्द्रपुत्रात्समरे कदाचित्॥

niśamya vākyaṃ tu vibhīṣaṇasya tataḥ prahasto vacanaṃ babhāṣe| na no bhayaṃ vidma na daivatebhyo na dānavebhyo'pyathavā kadācit|7|| na yakṣagandharvamahoragebhyo bhayaṃ na saṃkhye patagoragebhyaḥ| kathaṃ nu rāmādbhavitā bhayaṃ no narendraputrātsamare kadācit||

English Meaning

Hearing Vibhisana's words, Prahasta said, Fear know we none whatever from the celestials, or Danavas, or Yaksas, or Gandharvas, or huge snakes; fear know we none in battle with birds and serpents. How can fear at all afflict us proceeding from the king's son, Rāma?

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)