Chapter 55 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 55

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 55.5

परिगृह्य स तमाज्ञां रावणस्य महाबलः। बलं संप्रेषयामास तदा लघुपराक्रमः॥

parigṛhya sa tamājñāṃ rāvaṇasya mahābalaḥ| balaṃ saṃpreṣayāmāsa tadā laghuparākramaḥ||

English Meaning

Taking Rāvana's command, that highly powerful one endowed with fleet vigour, marshalled those forces.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)