कथां कथयतां तेषां जयं चाकाङ्क्षतां शुभम् । व्यतीता रजनी शीघ्रं शत्रुघ्नस्य महात्मनः ।। ७.६८. ॥
kathāṃ kathayatāṃ teṣāṃ jayaṃ cākāṅkṣatāṃ śubham | vyatītā rajanī śīghraṃ śatrughnasya mahātmanaḥ || 7.68. ||
M. N. Dutt (1891–94), via Valmiki Ramayan DatasetWhile they were conversing and wishing for an auspicious victory, the night quickly passed for the great-souled Shatrughna.
Gita Press, Gorakhpur (Hindi, via ramcharit.in)इस प्रकार कथा कहते और शुभ विजय की कामना करते हुए महात्मा शत्रुघ्न की वह रात शीघ्र ही बीत गयी