Chapter 2 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 2

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 2.18

तदलं शोकमालम्ब्य क्रोधमालम्ब भूपते। निश्चेष्टाः क्षत्रिया मन्दाः सर्वे चण्डस्य बिभ्यति ॥

tadalaṃ śokamālambya krodhamālamba bhūpate| niśceṣṭāḥ kṣatriyā mandāḥ sarve caṇḍasya bibhyati ||

English Meaning

Therefore, O king, renounce your sorrow, and call up wrath. Those Ksatriyas that conceive no anger in respect of their enemies, have their activity annulled; and all fear furious persons.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)