Valmiki Ramayana 2.106.9
धर्मबन्धेन बद्धो ऽस्मि तेनेमां नेह मातरम् ।हन्मि तीव्रेण दण्डेन दण्डार्हां पापकारिणीम्॥
dharmabandhena baddho 'smi tenemāṃ neha mātaram |hanmi tīvreṇa daṇḍena daṇḍārhāṃ pāpakāriṇīm ||
Our plain-language meaning of this verse is waiting for scholar review.
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