Chapter 17 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 17

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 17.43

युक्तं यत्प्राप्नुयाद् राज्यं सुग्रीवः स्वर्गते मयि। अयुक्तं यदधर्मेण त्वयाऽहं निहतो रणे॥

yuktaṃ yatprāpnuyād rājyaṃ sugrīvaḥ svargate mayi| ayuktaṃ yadadharmeṇa tvayā'haṃ nihato raṇe||

English Meaning

It is perfectly proper that Sugrīva shall inherit my kingdom on my ascension to heaven. And it is equally improper that I have been viciously killed by you in the battle.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)