Chapter 29 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 29

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 29.8

हन्यामहं त्विमौ पापौ शत्रुपक्षप्रशंसिनौ। यदि पूर्वोपकारैर्मे क्रोधो न मृदुतां व्रजेत्॥

hanyāmahaṃ tvimau pāpau śatrupakṣapraśaṃsinau| yadi pūrvopakārairme krodho na mṛdutāṃ vrajet||

English Meaning

I shall slay these wicked wights, who praise the side of the enemy, if my anger be not moderated, remembering their former good offices.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)