Chapter 54 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 54

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 54.17

धर्मराजः पितृव्यस्ते प्रीतिकामो दृढव्रतः। शुचिः सत्यप्रतिज्ञश्च स त्वां जातु न नाशयेत्॥

dharmarājaḥ pitṛvyaste prītikāmo dṛḍhavrataḥ| śuciḥ satyapratijñaśca sa tvāṃ jātu na nāśayet||

English Meaning

A righteous sovereign, steady in vow, clean, and truthful in promise, your uncle, who cherishes affection for you shall not by any mears chastise. Ju.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)