Chapter 12 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 12

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 12.26

न्यायेन राजकार्याणि यः करोति दशानन। न स संतप्यते पश्चानिश्चितार्थमतिर्नृपः॥

nyāyena rājakāryāṇi yaḥ karoti daśānana| na sa saṃtapyate paścāniścitārthamatirnṛpaḥ||

English Meaning

O ten-faced one, the king, that arriving at certain conclusions, carry on his regal affairs agreeably to justice, has not to repent afterwards.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)