Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa · Bālakāṇḍa · 1.40
वार्यमाणः सुबहुशो मारीचेन स रावणः न विरोधो बलवता क्षमो रावण तेन ते
vāryamāṇaḥ subahuśo mārīcena sa rāvaṇaḥ na virodho balavatā kṣamo rāvaṇa tena te
“In vain the wise Maricha tried to turn him aside, saying that Ravana himself could not hope to cope with Rama's strength. (trans. R.T.H. Griffith)”
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