Chapter 84 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 84

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 84.11

नैव साम्ना न दानेन न भेदेन कुतो युधा। सा द्रष्टुमपि शक्येत नैव चान्येन केनचित्॥

naiva sāmnā na dānena na bhedena kuto yudhā| sā draṣṭumapi śakyeta naiva cānyena kenacit||

English Meaning

Neither by conciliation, nor by gift, nor by dissension, and where is war? nor by any other means is one capable of obtaining the very sight of Sītā.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)