Chapter 65 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 65

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 65.10

शीलेन साम्ना विनयेन सीतां नयेन न प्राप्स्यसि चेन्नरेन्द्र। महेन्द्रवज्रप्रतिमैः शरौघैः॥

śīlena sāmnā vinayena sītāṃ nayena na prāpsyasi cennarendra| mahendravajrapratimaiḥ śaraughaiḥ||

English Meaning

You shall then uproot the whole world, O lord of men, with your gold-feathered arrows resembling the thunderbolt of Mahendra, if you do not come by your wife by resorting to good conduct, self-control, lowliness and polity.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)