Chapter 40 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 40

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 40.10

सावमदं तु यद्वाक्यमथवा हितमुच्यते। नाभिनन्देत तद् राजा मानार्थी मानवर्जितम्॥

sāvamadaṃ tu yadvākyamathavā hitamucyate| nābhinandeta tad rājā mānārthī mānavarjitam||

English Meaning

A respectable king dose not receive with good grace friendly words even when they are expressed disre .pectfully.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)