Chapter 17 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 17

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 17.19

प्रविष्टः सत्रुसैन्यं हि प्राप्तः शत्रुरतर्कितः। निहन्यादन्तरं लब्ध्वा उलूको वायसानिव॥

praviṣṭaḥ satrusainyaṃ hi prāptaḥ śatruratarkitaḥ| nihanyādantaraṃ labdhvā ulūko vāyasāniva||

English Meaning

Forsooth has an enemy entered secretly in our midst and he shall slay us getting an opportunity like to an owl killing the crows.

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)