Chapter 40 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 40

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 40.15

तौ परस्परमासाद्य यत्तावन्योन्यसूदने। मार्जाराविव भक्षार्थेऽवतस्थाते मुहुर्महुः॥

tau parasparamāsādya yattāvanyonyasūdane| mārjārāviva bhakṣārthe'vatasthāte muhurmahuḥ||

English Meaning

Approaching each other, they strove to slay each other, like to two cats seated, momentarily encountering each other over some food.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)