Chapter 116 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 116

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 116.13

न वृथा ते श्रमोऽयं स्यात्संशये न्यस्य जीवितम्। सुहृज्जनपरिक्लेशो न चायं विफलस्तव॥

na vṛthā te śramo'yaṃ syātsaṃśaye nyasya jīvitam| suhṛjjanaparikleśo na cāyaṃ viphalastava||

English Meaning

You would not have been required to undergo this toil at the risk of your own life and giving unnecessary trouble to your friends.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)