Chapter 16 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 16

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 16.18

स त्वं भ्रान्तोऽसि मे राजन्ब्रूहि मां यद्यदिच्छसि। ज्येष्ठो मान्यः पितृसमो न च धर्मपथे स्थितः। इदं हि परुषं वाक्यं न क्षमाम्यग्रजस्य ते॥

sa tvaṃ bhrānto'si me rājanbrūhi māṃ yadyadicchasi| jyeṣṭho mānyaḥ pitṛsamo na ca dharmapathe sthitaḥ| idaṃ hi paruṣaṃ vākyaṃ na kṣamāmyagrajasya te||

English Meaning

You are mistaken, O king. Do you speak what you wish, you are my elder brother, adorable like to father-you did not follow the track of virtue. I cannot tolerate the harsh accents of you, my elder brother.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)