Valmiki Ramayana Ayodhya Kanda Sarga 104 Shloka 16
Original Shlokaकुलीन:सत्त्वसम्पन्नस्तेजस्वी चरितव्रतः। राज्यहेतोः कथं पापमाचरेत्त्वद्विधो जनः।।2.104.16।।
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English Translation
कुलीनः a man of noble birth, सत्वसम्पन्नः endowed with energy, तेजस्वी powerful, चरितव्रतः adherent to one's vows, त्वद्विधः like you, जनः a man, राज्यहेतोः for the sake of kingdom, पापम् sin, कथम् how, आचरेत् will commit?
English Commentary
How can a man like you, born of a noble race, endowed with energy, powerful and adherent to vows, commit a sin for the sake of a kingdom?