Chapter 9 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 9

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 9.15

त्यजाशु कोपं सुखधर्मनाशनं भजस्व धर्म रतिकीर्तिवर्धनम्। प्रसीद जीवेम सपुत्रबान्धवाः प्रदीयतां दाशरथाय मैथिली॥

tyajāśu kopaṃ sukhadharmanāśanaṃ bhajasva dharma ratikīrtivardhanam| prasīda jīvema saputrabāndhavāḥ pradīyatāṃ dāśarathāya maithilī||

English Meaning

Forsake your wrath at once, which destroy happiness and virtue; and follow righteousness, which enhance enjoyment and fame. Be you propitious, so that we may live (at ease) along with our sons and relatives. Render (back) Maithili to Dasaratha's son.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)