Chapter 25 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 25

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 25.3

सागरे सेतुबन्धं तं न श्रद्दध्यां कथंचन। अवश्यं चापि संख्येयं तन्मया वानरं बलम्॥

sāgare setubandhaṃ taṃ na śraddadhyāṃ kathaṃcana| avaśyaṃ cāpi saṃkhyeyaṃ tanmayā vānaraṃ balam||

English Meaning

The construction of a bridge over the ocean cannot at all command credence. But (however it be), I must enumerate the monkey-hosts.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)