Chapter 122 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 122

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 122.8

हीनं रतिगुणैः सर्वैरभिहन्तारमाहवे। सेना त्यजति संविग्ना नृपतिं तं नरेश्वर॥

hīnaṃ ratiguṇaiḥ sarvairabhihantāramāhave| senā tyajati saṃvignā nṛpatiṃ taṃ nareśvara||

English Meaning

O lord of men, the soldiers, disgusted, renounce that king who is void of all royal accomplishments, and who uselessly slays soldiers in the conflict.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)