Chapter 82 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 82

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 82.11

कथं दशरथाज्जातो भवेद् राज्यापहारकः। राज्यं चाहं च रामस्य धर्म वक्तुमिहार्हसि ॥

kathaṃ daśarathājjāto bhaved rājyāpahārakaḥ| rājyaṃ cāhaṃ ca rāmasya dharma vaktumihārhasi ||

English Meaning

How begot of Dasaratha, shall I deprive Rāma of his kingdom. It behove you to speak righteousness before this assembly.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)