Chapter 85 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 85

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 85.30

स संप्राप्य धनुष्याणिर्मायायोगमरिंदमः। तस्थौ ब्रह्मविधानेन विजेतुं रघुनन्दनः॥

sa saṃprāpya dhanuṣyāṇirmāyāyogamariṃdamaḥ| tasthau brahmavidhānena vijetuṃ raghunandanaḥ||

English Meaning

That subduer of enemies-Raghu's sonbearing his bow in his hand, coming upon him whose martial might lay in illusion, stopped (there) for conquering his foe agreeably to the ordinance * of Brahma. *The ordinance was that Indrajit should be slain while remaining outside Nikumbhilā, his rites not yet finished.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)