Chapter 71 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 71

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 71.54

बालोऽयमिति विज्ञाय न चावज्ञातुमर्हसि। बालो वा यदि वा वृद्धो मृत्यु जानीहि संयुगे॥

bālo'yamiti vijñāya na cāvajñātumarhasi| bālo vā yadi vā vṛddho mṛtyu jānīhi saṃyuge||

English Meaning

'This one is a boy', thinking this, you ought not to slight me. Whether I am a boy or an old* man' death shall you know in the conflict. *The commentator says the passage means-"You know (me) for death itself.” I prefer the sense given.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)