Chapter 118 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 118

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 118.11

बालिशो वत कामात्मा रामो दशरथात्मजः। इति वक्ष्यति मां लोको जानकीमविशोध्य हि॥

bāliśo vata kāmātmā rāmo daśarathātmajaḥ| iti vakṣyati māṃ loko jānakīmaviśodhya hi||

English Meaning

If I would take the daughter of Janaka without purifying her, people would say that Rāma the son of king Dasaratha is lustful and ignorant of the morality of the people.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)