Chapter 24 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 24

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 24.15

नार्हामि सम्मानमिमं प्रजानां न यौवराज्यं कुत एव राज्यम्। मेवंविधं राघव कर्म कृत्वा ॥

nārhāmi sammānamimaṃ prajānāṃ na yauvarājyaṃ kuta eva rājyam| mevaṃvidhaṃ rāghava karma kṛtvā ||

English Meaning

Perpetrating such an improper and irreligious act, tending to the decay of my family, I do not deserve the respect of my subjects and the heirapparentship; what of kingdom, O Rāghava.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)