Chapter 72 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 72

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 72.39

कच्चिन्न परदारान् वा राजपुत्रोऽभिमन्यते। कस्मात् स दण्डकारण्ये भ्राता रामो विवासितः॥

kaccinna paradārān vā rājaputro'bhimanyate| kasmāt sa daṇḍakāraṇye bhrātā rāmo vivāsitaḥ||

English Meaning

Has the fancy of the prince gone after the wife of another? For what reason has brother Rāma been banished?

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)