Chapter 50 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 50

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 50.11

विषये वा पुरे वा ते यदा रामो महाबलः। नापराध्यति धर्मात्मा कथं तस्यापराध्यसि ॥

viṣaye vā pure vā te yadā rāmo mahābalaḥ| nāparādhyati dharmātmā kathaṃ tasyāparādhyasi ||

English Meaning

The mighty and the virtuous-souled Rāma has committed nothing wrong in your city or your dominions. Why do you then commit wrong by him?

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)