Chapter 59 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 59

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 59.88

तमाह सौमित्रिरविस्मयानो गर्जन्तमुवृत्तशिताग्रदंष्ट्रम्। राजन्न गर्जन्ति महाप्रभावा विकत्थसे पापकृतां वरिष्ठ।१५॥

tamāha saumitriravismayāno garjantamuvṛttaśitāgradaṃṣṭram| rājanna garjanti mahāprabhāvā vikatthase pāpakṛtāṃ variṣṭha|15||

English Meaning

Thereat Sumitra's son, without being overwhelmed with wonder (on witnessing Rāvana's prowess), addressed that one furnished with large and sharp teeth, setting up roars, “O king, those who are (really) endowed with prowess, do no storm. O prince of sinners, in vain you vauntest.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)