Chapter 109 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 109

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 109.13

नैवं विनष्टाः शोच्यन्ते क्षत्रधर्मव्यवस्थिताः। वृद्धिमाशंसमाना ये निपतन्ति रणाजिरे॥

naivaṃ vinaṣṭāḥ śocyante kṣatradharmavyavasthitāḥ| vṛddhimāśaṃsamānā ye nipatanti raṇājire||

English Meaning

The heroes abiding by the virtues of the kş arriyas, who fall at the battle field for enhancing their glory, when dead, should not be mourned for.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)