न साम्ना शक्यते कीर्तिर्न साम्ना शक्यते यशः॥ प्राप्तुं लक्ष्मण लोकेऽस्मिञ्जयो वा रणमूर्धनि।
na sāmnā śakyate kīrtirna sāmnā śakyate yaśaḥ|| prāptuṃ lakṣmaṇa loke'smiñjayo vā raṇamūrdhani|
English Meaning
By moderation one cannot attain celebrity, by moderation one cannot attain fame, and, O Lakşmaņa, in this world by moderation one cannot attain victory on the edge of battle.* *Ranamārdhani, 'The perilous edge of battle when it raged.'
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)