Chapter 18 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 18

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 18.3

मित्रभावेन संप्राप्तं न त्यजेयं कथंचन। दोषो यद्यपि तस्य स्यात्सतामेतदगर्हितम्॥

mitrabhāvena saṃprāptaṃ na tyajeyaṃ kathaṃcana| doṣo yadyapi tasya syātsatāmetadagarhitam||

English Meaning

(Vibhīşaņa) has come here as friend so I cannot forsake him by any means. And even if he has come with any evil intent it is not culpable for the pious to afford him shelter.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)