Chapter 55 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 55

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 55.6

यः समुत्पतितं क्रोधं क्षमयैव निरस्यति। यथोरगस्त्वचं जीर्णा स पुरुष

yaḥ samutpatitaṃ krodhaṃ kṣamayaiva nirasyati| yathoragastvacaṃ jīrṇā sa puruṣa

English Meaning

He is the proper person who can subdue his rising ire by means of forgiveness as a serpent leaves off his worn skin.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)