Chapter 29 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 29

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 29.14

प्राकृतान् राक्षसान् हत्वा युद्धे दशरथात्मज। आत्मना कथमात्मानमप्रशस्यं प्रशंससि॥

prākṛtān rākṣasān hatvā yuddhe daśarathātmaja| ātmanā kathamātmānamapraśasyaṃ praśaṃsasi||

English Meaning

O son of Dasaratha, why having slain inferior Rākṣasas in battle, do you praise yourself without reason?

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)