Chapter 61 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 61

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 61.22

द्विजातिचरितो धर्मः शास्त्रे दृष्टः सनातनैः। यदि ते धर्मनिरते त्वया पुत्रे विवासिते॥

dvijāticarito dharmaḥ śāstre dṛṣṭaḥ sanātanaiḥ| yadi te dharmanirate tvayā putre vivāsite||

English Meaning

If you had believed in the morality prescribed in the scriptures, and which is followed by the twice-born ones, you would not have banished your son. But disregarding such morality, you have banished your virtuous son.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)