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)