Chapter 23 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 23

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 23.14

इत्येवमुक्त्वा धन्वी स रामः संग्रामधर्षणः। प्रतस्थे पुरतो रामो लङ्कामभिमुखो विभुः॥

ityevamuktvā dhanvī sa rāmaḥ saṃgrāmadharṣaṇaḥ| pratasthe purato rāmo laṅkāmabhimukho vibhuḥ||

English Meaning

Having said this, that subduer in conflict, that lord, that enchanter of men, Rāma,* equipped with his bow, proceeded in the direction of Lankā. *The word Räma occurs twice, one being the cognomen of the solar hero. The other means, the enchanter of men.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)