Chapter 7 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 7

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 7.13

अभितो गुणवन्तश्च न चासन् गुणवर्जिताः। संधिविग्रहतत्त्वज्ञाः प्रकृत्या सम्पदान्विताः॥

abhito guṇavantaśca na cāsan guṇavarjitāḥ| saṃdhivigrahatattvajñāḥ prakṛtyā sampadānvitāḥ||

English Meaning

They inculcated noble qualities in all aspects and were not devoid of virtues. And they were cognizant of war and peace, and possessed of goodness, passion and ignorance.

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)