Chapter 18 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 18

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 18.11

यस्तु दोषस्त्वया प्रोक्तो ह्यादानेऽरिबलस्य च। तत्र ते कीर्तयिष्यामि यथाशास्त्रमिदं शृणु ॥

yastu doṣastvayā prokto hyādāne'ribalasya ca| tatra te kīrtayiṣyāmi yathāśāstramidaṃ śṛṇu ||

English Meaning

And hear, I shall relate, what the Sastras say regarding the weak points you have mentioned as to the advisability of taking the enemies to our side.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)