Chapter 41 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 41

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 41.17

स चैनमब्रवीद् वाक्यं वैनतेयो महाबलः। मा शुचः पुरुषव्याघ्र वधोऽयं लोकसम्मतः॥

sa cainamabravīd vākyaṃ vainateyo mahābalaḥ| mā śucaḥ puruṣavyāghra vadho'yaṃ lokasammataḥ||

English Meaning

And thereupon Vinata's son possessed of mighty strength spoke to him, saying, 'Do not lament, O foremost of men. The destruction of these was for the welfare of all.'

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)