पुररोधस्य मूलं तु राघवः सहलक्ष्मणः। हते तस्मिन्हतं सर्व तं वधिष्यामि संयुगे॥
purarodhasya mūlaṃ tu rāghavaḥ sahalakṣmaṇaḥ| hate tasminhataṃ sarva taṃ vadhiṣyāmi saṃyuge||
English Meaning
The cause of the siege of the city is Rāghava along with Laksmana. He being slain, all are slain. Therefore shall I slay him in battle.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)