Chapter 111 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 111

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 111.49

हेत्वर्थयुक्तं विधिवच्छ्रेयस्करमदारुणम्। विभीषणेनाभिहितं न कृतं हेतुमत्त्वया॥

hetvarthayuktaṃ vidhivacchreyaskaramadāruṇam| vibhīṣaṇenābhihitaṃ na kṛtaṃ hetumattvayā||

English Meaning

You did not obey the words uttered by Vibhisana, duly and mildly, pregnant with meaning and reasoning and tending to your welfare.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)