Chapter 3 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 3

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 3.5

तस्याश्रमपदस्थस्य बुद्धिर्जज्ञे महात्मनः। चरिष्ये परमं धर्म धर्मो हि परमा गतिः॥

tasyāśramapadasthasya buddhirjajñe mahātmanaḥ| cariṣye paramaṃ dharma dharmo hi paramā gatiḥ||

English Meaning

And as he was staying in the hermitage, that high-souled one thought, 'I shall practice prime righteousness: verily virtue is the supreme way.'

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)