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Sundara Kanda Sarga 51 Shloka 31
Original Shloka
कामं खल्वहमप्येकस्सवाजिरथकुञ्जराम्।।5.51.31।। लङ्कां नाशयितुं शक्तस्तस्यैष तु न निश्चयः।
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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset

English Translation

अहम् I, एकोऽपि all alone also, सवाजिरथकुञ्जराम् full of horses, chariots and elephants, लङ्काम् Lanka, नाशयितुम् to destroy, कामम् indeed, शक्तः खलु I have the energy, एषः this, तु indeed, निश्चयः resolution, न not.

English Commentary

" Alone, I can destroy this entire Lanka teeming with horses, chariots and elephants. Indeed I have the energy but not the mandate of Sri Rama.