Chapter 24 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 24

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 24.21

शिखरैर्विकिरामैनां लङ्कां मुष्टिभिरेव वा। इति स्म दधिरे सर्वे मनांसि हरिपुङ्गवाः॥

śikharairvikirāmaināṃ laṅkāṃ muṣṭibhireva vā| iti sma dadhire sarve manāṃsi haripuṅgavāḥ||

English Meaning

We shall demolish Lankā by hurling mountain-peaks, or with our clenched fists. Thus did the foremost of monkeys think in their minds.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)