Chapter 63 — Uttara Kanda, Sarga 63

Valmiki Ramayana — Uttara Kanda

Verse 63.2

अधर्म विद्म काकुत्स्थ अस्मिन्नर्थे नरेश्वर। कथं तिष्ठत्सु ज्येष्ठेषु कनीयानभिषिच्यते॥

adharma vidma kākutstha asminnarthe nareśvara| kathaṃ tiṣṭhatsu jyeṣṭheṣu kanīyānabhiṣicyate||

English Meaning

O lord of men, this does not appear to be in consonance with morality. Wherefore, an elder brother existing, would you install a younger one?

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)