Chapter 21 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 21

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 21.56

गुरुश्च राजा च पिता च वृद्धः क्रोधात् प्रहर्षादथवापि कामात्। यद् व्यादिशेत् कार्यमवेक्ष्य धर्म कस्तं न कुर्यादनृशंसवृत्तिः। ५९।।

guruśca rājā ca pitā ca vṛddhaḥ krodhāt praharṣādathavāpi kāmāt| yad vyādiśet kāryamavekṣya dharma kastaṃ na kuryādanṛśaṃsavṛttiḥ| 59||

English Meaning

Who of us, having no tendency to wickedness, shall not obey the command of our father knowing it to be righteousness, who is old, our monarch and preceptor in military training, be it an outcome of his desires, anger or joy.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)