Chapter 67 — Sundara Kanda, Sarga 67

Valmiki Ramayana — Sundara Kanda

Verse 67.17

एवमस्त्रविदां श्रेष्ठः सत्त्ववाञ्छीलवानपि॥ किमर्थमस्त्रं रक्षःसु न योजयसि राघव।

evamastravidāṃ śreṣṭhaḥ sattvavāñchīlavānapi|| kimarthamastraṃ rakṣaḥsu na yojayasi rāghava|

English Meaning

O Rāghava, you are the foremost of those skilled in the use of weapons, powerful and gifted with an excellent character, why do you not discharge weapons towards the Rākşasas?

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)