एवमस्त्रविदां श्रेष्ठो बलवान् सत्त्ववानपि। किमर्थमस्त्रं रक्षःसु न योजयसि राघव॥
evamastravidāṃ śreṣṭho balavān sattvavānapi| kimarthamastraṃ rakṣaḥsu na yojayasi rāghava||
English Meaning
O Rāghava, being thus the foremost of those acquainted with weapons, powerful, and possessed of strength, wherefore do you not direct your weapon against the Rākşasas'?
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)