न पापानां वधे पापं विद्यते शत्रुसूदन। तस्मादिमं वधिष्यामि वानरं पापकारिणम्॥
na pāpānāṃ vadhe pāpaṃ vidyate śatrusūdana| tasmādimaṃ vadhiṣyāmi vānaraṃ pāpakāriṇam||
English Meaning
O slayer of foes, to slay the sinful dose not cause sin. Therefore shall I slay this monkey, worker of iniquity.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)