Chapter 37 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 37

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 37.11

न रामः कर्कशस्तात नाविद्वान् नाजितेन्द्रियः। अनृतं न श्रुतं चैव नैव त्वं वक्तुमर्हसि ॥

na rāmaḥ karkaśastāta nāvidvān nājitendriyaḥ| anṛtaṃ na śrutaṃ caiva naiva tvaṃ vaktumarhasi ||

English Meaning

Rāma, O my child is not harsh or foolish; nor has he not control over his senses. Far from speaking untruth he does not know false stories even.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)