Chapter 64 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 64

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 64.15

नाज्ञापयितुमीशोऽहं युवराजोऽस्मि यद्यपि। अयुक्तं कृतकर्माणो यूयं धर्षयितुं बलात्॥

nājñāpayitumīśo'haṃ yuvarājo'smi yadyapi| ayuktaṃ kṛtakarmāṇo yūyaṃ dharṣayituṃ balāt||

English Meaning

I am not justified to command although I am a prince. You are all of accomplished actions, it is not proper to repress you forcibly.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)