Chapter 9 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 9

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 9.21

न त्वां क्रोधयितुं शक्तो न क्रुद्धां प्रत्युदीक्षितुम्। तव प्रियार्थं राजा तु प्राणानपि परित्यजेत्॥

na tvāṃ krodhayituṃ śakto na kruddhāṃ pratyudīkṣitum| tava priyārthaṃ rājā tu prāṇānapi parityajet||

English Meaning

He can never anger you, nor can he eye you when angered. For compassing your pleasure the king can renounce life itself.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)