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Quotation from The Ramayana by Valmiki
“The suppliant will I ne’er forsake, Nor my protecting aid refuse When one in name of friendship sues. Though faults and folly blot his fame, Pity and help he still may claim.”
The Ramayana, Book VI, Canto XVIII (Ráma's Speech), trans. Ralph T. H. Griffith
Rama's counsellors suspect Vibhishan, Ravan's brother, of treachery; Rama resolves to receive him.
Citation: "The suppliant will I ne’er forsake, Nor my protecting aid refuse When one in name of friendship sues. Though faults and folly blot his fame, Pity and help he still may claim." — Valmiki, The Ramayana, Book VI, Canto XVIII (Ráma's Speech), trans. Ralph T. H. Griffith. (id ramayana-q5)
Portrait: Meeting of Rama and Parashurama, from the Mewar Ramayana, Manohar of Mewar, Public domain.
