Chapter 17 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 17

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 17.20

त्वं राघवकुले जातो धर्मवानिति विश्रुतः। अभव्यो भव्यरूपेण किमर्थं परिधावसे ॥

tvaṃ rāghavakule jāto dharmavāniti viśrutaḥ| abhavyo bhavyarūpeṇa kimarthaṃ paridhāvase ||

English Meaning

You are born in the family of Raghus and known all over the world as being pious. Being clothed in righteousness why did you commit such an unrighteous act?

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)