Chapter 88 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 88

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 88.11

अन्तर्धानगतेनाजौ यत्त्वया चरितस्तदा। तस्कराचरितो मार्गो नैष वीरनिषेवितः॥

antardhānagatenājau yattvayā caritastadā| taskarācarito mārgo naiṣa vīraniṣevitaḥ||

English Meaning

That your had rendered yourself invisible in the field of conflict, was the work of a thief, and not the way of a hero.

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)