Chapter 33 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 33

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 33.8

क्षमा दानं क्षमा सत्यं क्षमा यज्ञाश्च पुत्रिकाः। क्षमा यशः क्षमा धर्मः क्षमायां विष्ठितं जगत्।

kṣamā dānaṃ kṣamā satyaṃ kṣamā yajñāśca putrikāḥ| kṣamā yaśaḥ kṣamā dharmaḥ kṣamāyāṃ viṣṭhitaṃ jagat|

English Meaning

Forbearance is charity; forbearance is truth; forbearance, O daughters, is sacrifice; forbearance is fame; forbearance is virtue, you, the universe is established in forbearance;

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)