Chapter 82 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 82

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 82.18

संनिवार्य परानीकमब्रवीत्तान्वनौकसः। हनूमान्संनिवर्तध्वं न नः साध्यमिदं बलम्॥

saṃnivārya parānīkamabravīttānvanaukasaḥ| hanūmānsaṃnivartadhvaṃ na naḥ sādhyamidaṃ balam||

English Meaning

Obstructing the Rākṣasas (for some time) Hanumān spoke to monkeys, saying, “Stay, we should not fight now.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)