Chapter 40 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 40

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 40.17

एतस्मिन्नन्तरे रक्षो मायाबलमथात्मनः। आरब्धुमुपसंपेदे ज्ञात्वा तं वानराधिपः॥ उत्पपात तदाकाशं जिकाशी जितक्लमः। रावणं स्थित एवात्र हरिराजेन वञ्चितः॥

etasminnantare rakṣo māyābalamathātmanaḥ| ārabdhumupasaṃpede jñātvā taṃ vānarādhipaḥ|| utpapāta tadākāśaṃ jikāśī jitaklamaḥ| rāvaṇaṃ sthita evātra harirājena vañcitaḥ||

English Meaning

In the meanwhile the Rākşasa attempted to put forth his power of illusion. Knowing this, the king of monkeys shot into the sky. And Rāvana, overpowered by fatigue and out of breath, thus baffled by the monkey-king, stood where he was.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)