Chapter 83 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 83

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 83.28

अधर्मसंश्रितो धर्मो विनाशयति राघव। सर्वमेतद्यथाकर्म काकुत्स्थ कुरुते नरः॥

adharmasaṃśrito dharmo vināśayati rāghava| sarvametadyathākarma kākutstha kurute naraḥ||

English Meaning

O Rāghava, virtue aided by prowess, destroy enemies. Therefore, O Kakutstha, people, for compassing their ends, resort to both virtue and prowess.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)