Chapter 104 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 104

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 104.12

नास्मिनर्थे महाराज त्वं मां प्रियहिते रतम्। कश्चिल्लघुरिवानार्यो दोषतो गन्तुमर्हसि ॥

nāsminarthe mahārāja tvaṃ māṃ priyahite ratam| kaścillaghurivānāryo doṣato gantumarhasi ||

English Meaning

O mighty monarch, for this, you should not, like a frivolous and base one, criminate me that am ever engaged in what is good and dear to you.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)