Chapter 17 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 17

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 17.39

अर्थानौँ विनिश्चित्य व्यवसायं भजेत ह। गुणतः संग्रहं कुर्याद्दोषतस्तु विसर्जयेत्॥

arthānau~ viniścitya vyavasāyaṃ bhajeta ha| guṇataḥ saṃgrahaṃ kuryāddoṣatastu visarjayet||

English Meaning

It is always proper to engage in actions, considering what is right and what is wrong. Virtues should always be gathered and vices abondoned.

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)