Chapter 42 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 42

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 42.13

प्रेक्षतो राक्षसेन्द्रस्य तान्यनीकानि भागशः। राघवप्रियकामार्थ लङ्कामारुरुहुस्तदा॥

prekṣato rākṣasendrasya tānyanīkāni bhāgaśaḥ| rāghavapriyakāmārtha laṅkāmāruruhustadā||

English Meaning

And for doing what was dear to Rāma, that army, divided into separate parties, in the presence of the Raksasa chief commenced scaling Lanka.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)