Chapter 26 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 26

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 26.38

एवं त्वमपराधं मे क्षन्तुमर्हसि सुव्रतः॥ नहि तुल्यं बलं सौम्य स्त्रियाश्च पुरुषस्य हि।

evaṃ tvamaparādhaṃ me kṣantumarhasi suvrataḥ|| nahi tulyaṃ balaṃ saumya striyāśca puruṣasya hi|

English Meaning

O you of firm vows, it behove you to forgive me for this folly. O gentle one, a woman's strength can never equal that of a man.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)