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)