Chapter 66 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 66

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 66.19

किं ते सर्वविनाशेन कृतेन पुरुषर्षभ। तमेव तु रिपुं पापं विज्ञायोद्धर्तुमर्हसि ॥

kiṃ te sarvavināśena kṛtena puruṣarṣabha| tameva tu ripuṃ pāpaṃ vijñāyoddhartumarhasi ||

English Meaning

O you best of men, what necessity have you to destroy the whole world? Do you rescue Sītā after finding out your vicious enemy.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)