Chapter 40 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 40

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 40.22

नो चेत् करोषि मारीच हन्मि त्वामहमद्य वै। एतद् कार्यमवश्यं मे बलादपि करिष्यसि। राज्ञो विप्रतिकूलस्थो न जातु सुखमेधते॥

no cet karoṣi mārīca hanmi tvāmahamadya vai| etad kāryamavaśyaṃ me balādapi kariṣyasi| rājño vipratikūlastho na jātu sukhamedhate||

English Meaning

I shall kill you, O Mārīca, if do you not obey my behest. I shall compel you to do this. No body can attain to prosperity and happiness, acting against his sovereign's will.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)