Chapter 29 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 29

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 29.34

यथेष्टं भुक्ष्व लोकांस्त्रीनिगृह्यारातिमोजसा। वृथा किं ते श्रमेणेह युद्धमद्य तु निष्फलम्॥

yatheṣṭaṃ bhukṣva lokāṃstrīnigṛhyārātimojasā| vṛthā kiṃ te śrameṇeha yuddhamadya tu niṣphalam||

English Meaning

Having subdued your enemy by virtue of your prowess do you enjoy the three worlds at your pleasure. What is the use of labouring again? And useless it is to fight again.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)