Chapter 7 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 7

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 7.1

इत्युक्ता राक्षसेन्द्रेण राक्षसास्ते महाबलाः। ऊचुः प्राञ्जलयः सर्वे रावणं राक्षसेश्वरम्॥ द्विषत्पक्षमविज्ञाय नीतिबाह्यास्त्वबुद्धयः।

ityuktā rākṣasendreṇa rākṣasāste mahābalāḥ| ūcuḥ prāñjalayaḥ sarve rāvaṇaṃ rākṣaseśvaram|| dviṣatpakṣamavijñāya nītibāhyāstvabuddhayaḥ|

English Meaning

Being thus accosted by their lord, the highly powerful Rākşasas, devoid of good sense and ignorant of sound counsel, replied with folded palms, saying.

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)