Chapter 20 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 20

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 20.8

नहीयं हरिभिर्लङ्का प्राप्तुं शक्या कथंचन। देवैरपि सगन्धर्वैः किं पुनर्नरवानरैः॥

nahīyaṃ haribhirlaṅkā prāptuṃ śakyā kathaṃcana| devairapi sagandharvaiḥ kiṃ punarnaravānaraiḥ||

English Meaning

The monkeys shall not by any means be able to attack the city of Lankā. Even the celestials and Gandharvas could not-what of these men and monkeys?

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)