Chapter 103 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 103

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 103.13

स्त्रीषु शूर विनाथासु परदाराभिमर्शनम्। कृत्वा कापुरुषं कर्म शूरोऽहमिति मन्यसे॥

strīṣu śūra vināthāsu paradārābhimarśanam| kṛtvā kāpuruṣaṃ karma śūro'hamiti manyase||

English Meaning

Outraging the helpless wives of others, doing this craven deed, you thinkest, 'I am a hero.'

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)