Chapter 29 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 29

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 29.2

ये त्वया कीर्तिता दोषा वने वस्तव्यतां प्रति। गुणानित्येव तान् विद्धि तव स्नेहपुरस्कृता॥

ye tvayā kīrtitā doṣā vane vastavyatāṃ prati| guṇānityeva tān viddhi tava snehapuraskṛtā||

English Meaning

The evils, thus enumerated by you of living in the forest, do you know, appear as so many good qualities to me, who have been made forward by your affection.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)