Chapter 109 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 109

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 109.35

धर्मे रताः सत्पुरुषैः समेतास्तेजस्विनो दानगुणप्रधानाः। अहिंसका वीतमलाश्च लोके भवन्ति पूज्या मुनयः प्रधानाः॥

dharme ratāḥ satpuruṣaiḥ sametāstejasvino dānaguṇapradhānāḥ| ahiṃsakā vītamalāśca loke bhavanti pūjyā munayaḥ pradhānāḥ||

English Meaning

Therefore those Brahmanas, a men, who have spared life and in other ways practised morality, and have also given away in charity, performed austerities and served others, (perform sacrifices in consonance with Vedas). And principal ascetics engaged in religion, surrounded by the good, possessed of energy, having charity for their foremost attribute, void of envy, and their hearts free from all stain, are honoured in this world.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)