Valmiki Ramayana Ayodhya Kanda Sarga 11 Shloka 18

राजन् O king, पुरा long ago, तस्मिन् that, दैवासुरे between gods and asuras, रणे in the war, वृत्तम् event, स्मर recollect, तत्र there, शत्रु: च enemy too, तव your, जीवितम् अन्तरा except your life, अच्यावयत् pulled down.

O king, recall the event that happened long ago in the war between gods and asuras where the enemy destroyed all your forces except your life.