Chapter 20 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 20

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 20.19

निहन्म्यहं त्वां ससुतं सबन्धु सज्ञातिवर्गं रजनीचरेश। लङ्कां च सर्वां महता बलेन सर्वैः करिष्यामि समेत्य भस्म॥

nihanmyahaṃ tvāṃ sasutaṃ sabandhu sajñātivargaṃ rajanīcareśa| laṅkāṃ ca sarvāṃ mahatā balena sarvaiḥ kariṣyāmi sametya bhasma||

English Meaning

I shall therefore slay you, O king of nightrangers, together with your sons, friends and relatives. And I shall have the whole city of Lankă reduced to ashes by my mighty force.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)