Chapter 22 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 22

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 22.19

न कामान च लोभाद्वा न भयात्पार्थिवात्मज। रागानक्राकुलजलं स्तम्भयेयं कथंचन॥

na kāmāna ca lobhādvā na bhayātpārthivātmaja| rāgānakrākulajalaṃ stambhayeyaṃ kathaṃcana||

English Meaning

O king's son, not from desire, covetousness, or fear, or anger, can I anywise deprive my waters abounding in alligators of their (perpetual) motion.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)