Canto 2 -
Ayodhyā-kāṇḍa
Chapter 21: Rāma Consoles Kausalyā and Lakṣmaṇa
Text 2.21.11
निर्मनुष्यामिमां सर्वामयोध्यां मनुजर्षभ।
करिष्यामि शरैस्तीक्ष्णैर्यदि स्थास्यति विप्रिये॥
nirmanuṣyām imāṁ sarvām ayodhyāṁ manuja-rṣabha
kariṣyāmi śarais tīkṣṇair yadi sthāsyati vipriye
nirmanuṣyām = devoid of men; imām = the; sarvām = entire; ayodhyām = Ayodhyā; manuja-ṛṣabha = O prince; kariṣyāmi = I will make; śaraiḥ = arrows; tīkṣṇaiḥ = with My sharp; yadi = if; sthāsyati vipriye = an unfavorable situation arises.
O prince, if an unfavorable situation arises, I will make the entire Ayodhyā devoid of men with My sharp arrows.