Chapter 9 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 9

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 9.12

विनश्येद्धि पुरी लङ्का शूराः सर्वे च राक्षसाः। रामस्य दयिता पत्नी न स्वयं यदि दीयते॥

vinaśyeddhi purī laṅkā śūrāḥ sarve ca rākṣasāḥ| rāmasya dayitā patnī na svayaṃ yadi dīyate||

English Meaning

This city of Lankā shall perish as also all the heroic Rākṣasas, if you did not yourself make over Rāma's spouse to him.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)