Chapter 54 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 54

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 54.15

या च वक्ष्यति वैदेही वचनं किंचिदप्रियम्॥ अज्ञानाद् वा ज्ञानान तस्या जीवितं प्रियम्।

yā ca vakṣyati vaidehī vacanaṃ kiṃcidapriyam|| ajñānād vā jñānāna tasyā jīvitaṃ priyam|

English Meaning

She that, whether knowingly or unknowingly should say anything unpleasant to Vaidehī, would hold her life cheap.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)