Chapter 116 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 116

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 116.16

तत् पुरा राम शारीरीमुपहिंसां तपस्विषु। दर्शयन्ति हि दुष्टास्ते त्यक्ष्याम इममाश्रमम्॥

tat purā rāma śārīrīmupahiṃsāṃ tapasviṣu| darśayanti hi duṣṭāste tyakṣyāma imamāśramam||

English Meaning

And, O Rama, ere this, those wicked ones have slain ascetics. Therefore would renounce this asylum.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)