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)