Chapter 71 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 71

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 71.49

न वाक्यमात्रेण भवान्प्रधानो न कत्थनात्सत्पुरुषा भवन्ति। मयि स्थिते धन्विनि बाणपाणौ निदर्शयस्वात्मबलं दुरात्मन्॥

na vākyamātreṇa bhavānpradhāno na katthanātsatpuruṣā bhavanti| mayi sthite dhanvini bāṇapāṇau nidarśayasvātmabalaṃ durātman||

English Meaning

You can not attain pre-eminence solely by virtue of your speech. One cannot be a worthy person simply by say. O wicked-minded one, do you display your strength on me equipped with the bow and holding arrows in my hands.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)