Rama is an ascetic, possessed of the attributes of Brahma; he is a Brahmana, and moreover your preceptor. Do not son of Kuru, inflict humiliation on him, by any means,
रामस्तपस्वी ब्रह्मण्यो ब्राह्मणश्च गुस्थं ते। तस्यावमानं कौरव्य मा स्म कार्षीः कथंचन॥