Valmiki Ramayana 1.75.2

1.75.2

śrutavān asmi yat karma kṛtavān asi bhārgava
anurundhyāmahe brahman pitur ānṛṇyam āsthitaḥ

The haughty challenge, undeterred
The son of Das'aratha heard,
And cried, while reverence for his sire
Checked the full torrent of his ire:
'Before this day have I been told
The deed that stained thy hands of old.
But pity bids my soul forget:
Thy father, murdered, claimed the debt.
My strength, O Chief, thou deemest slight,
Too feeble for a Warrior's might.
Now will I show thy wondering eyes
The prowess which they dare despise.'