Chapter 29 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 29

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 29.16

प्राकृतास्त्वकृतात्मानो लोके क्षत्रियपांसनाः। निरर्थकं विकत्थन्ते यथा राम विकत्थसे ॥

prākṛtāstvakṛtātmāno loke kṣatriyapāṃsanāḥ| nirarthakaṃ vikatthante yathā rāma vikatthase ||

English Meaning

It is the mean-minded Kșatriyas of impure hearts that magnify themselves among men, even as you, O Rama,do.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)