Valmiki Ramayana 5.30.11

निशाचरीणां प्रत्यक्षमनर्हं चापि भाषणम् ।कथं तु खलु कर्तव्यमिदं कृच्छ्रगतो ह्यहम्॥

niśācarīṇāṃ pratyakṣamanarhaṃ cāpi bhāṣaṇam |kathaṃ tu khalu kartavyamidaṃ kṛcchragato hyaham ||

Our plain-language meaning of this verse is waiting for scholar review.