Chapter 83 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 83

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 83.25

बलस्य यदि चेद्धर्मो गुणभूतः पराक्रमैः। धर्ममुत्सृज्य वर्तस्व यथा धर्मे तथा बले॥

balasya yadi ceddharmo guṇabhūtaḥ parākramaiḥ| dharmamutsṛjya vartasva yathā dharme tathā bale||

English Meaning

If virtue is a property of manliness, then carefully forsaking virtue, do you follow strength as you have hitherto followed virtue.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)