Chapter 9 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 9

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 9.21

क्षत्रियाणां तु वीराणां वनेषु नियतात्मनाम्। धनुषा कार्यमेतावदार्तानामभिरक्षणम्॥

kṣatriyāṇāṃ tu vīrāṇāṃ vaneṣu niyatātmanām| dhanuṣā kāryametāvadārtānāmabhirakṣaṇam||

English Meaning

It is the duty of Kșatriya heroes by means of their bows to protect persons of subdued souls, come by any calamity.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)