Valmiki Ramayana 7.8.22
अशक्नुवन्तस्ते विष्णुं प्रतियोद्धुं भयार्दिताः ।त्यक्त्वा लङ्कां गता वस्तुं पातालं सहपत्नयः॥
aśaknuvantaste viṣṇuṃ pratiyoddhuṃ bhayārditāḥ |tyaktvā laṅkāṃ gatā vastuṃ pātālaṃ sahapatnayaḥ ||
Our plain-language meaning of this verse is waiting for scholar review.
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