Chapter 111 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 111

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 111.41

कथं च नाम ते राजन्लोकानाक्रम्य तेजसा॥ नारीचौर्यमिदं क्षुद्रं कृतं शौटीर्यमानिना।

kathaṃ ca nāma te rājanlokānākramya tejasā|| nārīcauryamidaṃ kṣudraṃ kṛtaṃ śauṭīryamāninā|

English Meaning

O king, conquering the worlds with your prowess, how could you, always honoured by the king, cherish the vile desire of stealing away women?

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)