Chapter 55 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 55

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 55.1

वज्रदंष्ट्र हतं श्रुत्वा वालिपुत्रेण रावणः। बलाध्यक्षमुवाचेदं कृताञ्जलिमुपस्थितम्॥

vajradaṃṣṭra hataṃ śrutvā vāliputreṇa rāvaṇaḥ| balādhyakṣamuvācedaṃ kṛtāñjalimupasthitam||

English Meaning

Hearing Vajradanștra slain by the son of Vāli, Rāvaņa said to the general of his forces, standing before him with joined hands,

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)