Chapter 89 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 89

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 89.11

अयुक्तं निधनं कर्तुं पुत्रस्य जनितुर्मम । घृणामपास्य रामार्थे निहन्यां भ्रातुरात्मजम्॥

ayuktaṃ nidhanaṃ kartuṃ putrasya janiturmama | ghṛṇāmapāsya rāmārthe nihanyāṃ bhrāturātmajam||

English Meaning

It is not meet for me to slay the son of my brother, yet, casting off compassion will I for Rama slay him.* *The text has 'brother's son.'

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)