Chapter 84 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 84

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 84.9

अभिप्रायं तु जानामि रावणस्य दुरात्मनः। सीतां प्रति महाबाहो न च घातं करिष्यति॥

abhiprāyaṃ tu jānāmi rāvaṇasya durātmanaḥ| sītāṃ prati mahābāho na ca ghātaṃ kariṣyati||

English Meaning

I know the intent of the impious Rāvana with reference to Sita, O mighty-armed one. Her he will not slay.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)