Chapter 115 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 115

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 115.6

संप्राप्तमवमानं यस्तेजसा न प्रमार्जति। कस्तस्य पौरुषेणार्थो महताप्यल्पचेतसः॥

saṃprāptamavamānaṃ yastejasā na pramārjati| kastasya pauruṣeṇārtho mahatāpyalpacetasaḥ||

English Meaning

What is the use of his manliness, who when insulted, cannot remove it? Even if he be a great man he may be called mean.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)