Kishkindha Kanda 16.3
Valmiki Ramayanam (IIT Kanpur) · Kishkindha Kanda 16 · Verse 3
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Sanskrit Original
अधर्षितानां शूराणां समरेष्वनिवर्तिनाम्। धर्षणामर्षणं भीरु मरणादतिरिच्यते
adharṣitānāṅ śūrāṇāṅ samarēṣvanivartinām. dharṣaṇāmarṣaṇaṅ bhīru! maraṇādatiricyatē
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O timid lady to swallow insult (without facing the opponent) is worse than death for indomitable heroes (like me) who know no retreat in a battle.