Ramayana
मदीयान्मन्त्रिणो बद्ध्वा परुषं वाक्यमब्रवीत् । निग्रहेऽपि समर्थस्य तं पापं प्रति राघव ॥ ४-९-२३
'He imprisoned my ministers and spoke to me harshly. O Rama even though I was capable of restraining the sinner - ॥ 4-9-23॥
english translation
madIyAnmantriNo baddhvA paruSaM vAkyamabravIt । nigrahe'pi samarthasya taM pApaM prati rAghava ॥ 4-9-23
hk transliteration by Sanscript