Chapter 44 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 44

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 44.3

राक्षसोऽसीति हरयो वानरोऽसीति राक्षसाः। अन्योन्यं समरे जघ्नुस्तस्मिंस्तमसि दारुणे॥

rākṣaso'sīti harayo vānaro'sīti rākṣasāḥ| anyonyaṃ samare jaghnustasmiṃstamasi dāruṇe||

English Meaning

In that profound darkness, the monkeys and the Rākşasas began to slay each other, exclaiming, You are a Raksasa,' and 'you are a monkey.'

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)