Canto 3 -
Araṇya-kāṇḍa
Chapter 31: Rāvaṇa’s Conversation with Akampana and Mārīca
Text 3.31.21
अकम्पनवचः श्रुत्वा रावणो वाक्यमब्रवीत्।
जनस्थानं गमिष्यामि हन्तुं रामं सलक्ष्मणम्॥
akampana-vacaḥ śrutvā rāvaṇo vākyam abravīt
janasthānaṁ gamiṣyāmi hantuṁ rāmaṁ sa-lakṣmaṇam
akampana-vacaḥ = Akampana’s words; śrutvā = upon hearing; rāvaṇaḥ = Rāvaṇa; vākyam = these words; abravīt = spoke; janasthānam = to Janasthāna; gamiṣyāmi = I will go; hantum = to kill; rāmam = Rāma; sa-lakṣmaṇam = and Lakṣmaṇa.
Upon hearing Akampana’s words, Rāvaṇa spoke these words: “I will go to Janasthāna to kill Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa.”