Chapter 113 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 113

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 113.16

नैतच्चित्रं नरव्याघ्र शीलवृत्तविदां वरे। यदार्यं त्वयि तिष्ठेत्तु निम्नोत्सृष्टमिवोदकम्॥

naitaccitraṃ naravyāghra śīlavṛttavidāṃ vare| yadāryaṃ tvayi tiṣṭhettu nimnotsṛṣṭamivodakam||

English Meaning

It is no wonder that Rāma has acted nobly by you, foremost among men and possessed of an (excellent) character and disposition, even as water poured out, flow downwards.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)