Chapter 24 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 24

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 24.41

न मे तूणीशयान्बाणान्सविषानिव पन्नगान्। रामः पश्यति संग्रामे तेन मां योद्भुमिच्छति ॥

na me tūṇīśayānbāṇānsaviṣāniva pannagān| rāmaḥ paśyati saṃgrāme tena māṃ yodbhumicchati ||

English Meaning

Rāma has not seen my shafts resting in the quiver, resembling venomous serpents, and therefore it is that he seek to fight with me.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)