Chapter 11 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 11

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 11.15

क्लेष्टुमर्हसि मां न त्वं दुन्दुभे धर्मवत्सलः। रणकर्मस्वकुशलस्तपस्विशरणो ह्यहम्॥

kleṣṭumarhasi māṃ na tvaṃ dundubhe dharmavatsalaḥ| raṇakarmasvakuśalastapasviśaraṇo hyaham||

English Meaning

O Dundhubhi, O you that are attached to righteousness, it behoveth you not to distress me. I am the refuge of all those ascetics who are not expert in military arts.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)