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)