Valmiki Ramayana Aranya Kanda Sarga 24 Shloka 22

एवम् in that way, उक्त्वा having spoken, आलोक्य च and after looking at, परस्परम् to one another, पुनः again, प्रोचुः spoke, भीमकर्मणाम् of those of terrific deeds, रक्षसाम् of demons, चतुर्दश fourteen, सहस्राणि thousands, धर्मात्मा righteous self, रामश्च Rama, एकः all alone, युद्धम् war, कथम् how, भविष्यति will it be?

Thus looking at one another they discussed among themselves how there can be war between the righteous Rama fighting singlehanded on the one hand and the fourteen thousand demons, performers of terrific deeds, on the other.