Chapter 8 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 8

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 8.2

देवदानवगन्धर्वाः पिशाचपतगोरगाः। सर्वे धर्षयितुं शक्याः किं पुनर्मानवौ रणे॥

devadānavagandharvāḥ piśācapatagoragāḥ| sarve dharṣayituṃ śakyāḥ kiṃ punarmānavau raṇe||

English Meaning

I am competent to baffle in battle gods and Dänavas and Gandharvas, ghosts, birds and serpents, what then is a couple of human beings?

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)