Chapter 85 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 85

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 85.24

एवमुक्त्वा तु वचनं द्युतिमान्धातुरग्रतः। स रावणिवधाकाली लक्ष्मणस्त्वरितं ययौ॥

evamuktvā tu vacanaṃ dyutimāndhāturagrataḥ| sa rāvaṇivadhākālī lakṣmaṇastvaritaṃ yayau||

English Meaning

Having spoken thus, the effulgent Lakşmana, eager to slay Rāvana's son, went before his brother.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)