Chapter 16 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 16

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 16.6

उत्सादयति लोकांस्त्रीन् स्त्रियश्चाप्युपकर्षति। तस्मात् तस्य वधो दृष्टो मानुषेभ्यः परंतप॥

utsādayati lokāṃstrīn striyaścāpyupakarṣati| tasmāt tasya vadho dṛṣṭo mānuṣebhyaḥ paraṃtapa||

English Meaning

He commits ravages upon the three worlds and carries away the fair sex by violence. Therefore, O subduer of enemies, we have even fixed upon man for bringing about his death.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)