Chapter 54 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 54

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 54.9

विगृह्यासनमप्याहुर्दुर्बलेन बलीयसा। आत्मरक्षाकरस्तस्मान्न विगृह्णीत दुर्बलः॥

vigṛhyāsanamapyāhurdurbalena balīyasā| ātmarakṣākarastasmānna vigṛhṇīta durbalaḥ||

English Meaning

A strong one wronging another that is weak, can live; therefore a weak person anxious for self-preservation, should never wrong (a strong individual).

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)