Chapter 22 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 22

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 22.42

समर्थश्चाप्यहं सेतुं कर्तुं वै वरुणालये। तस्मादद्यैव बध्नन्तु सेतुं वानरपुङ्गवाः॥

samarthaścāpyahaṃ setuṃ kartuṃ vai varuṇālaye| tasmādadyaiva badhnantu setuṃ vānarapuṅgavāḥ||

English Meaning

I also am capable of constructing a bridge over Varuna's abode. Therefore this very day let the foremost monkeys construct the bridge.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)