Valmiki Ramayana 7.79.8
प्रीतो ऽस्मि परमोदार त्वं कर्ता ऽसि न संशयः ।दण्डेन च प्रजा रक्ष मा च दण्डमकारणे॥
prīto 'smi paramodāra tvaṃ kartā 'si na saṃśayaḥ |daṇḍena ca prajā rakṣa mā ca daṇḍamakāraṇe ||
Our plain-language meaning of this verse is waiting for scholar review.
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