Chapter 101 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 101

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 101.18

यावत् पितरि धर्मज्ञ गौरवं लोकसत्कृते। तावद् धर्मकृतां श्रेष्ठ जनन्यामपि गौरवम्॥

yāvat pitari dharmajña gauravaṃ lokasatkṛte| tāvad dharmakṛtāṃ śreṣṭha jananyāmapi gauravam||

English Meaning

O you conversant with morality, O foremost of those observing righteousness, in respect of virtuous conduct a mother should be as much regarded (by a son) as a father is.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)