Chapter 40 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 40

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 40.8

सम्पृष्टेन तु वक्तव्यं सचिवेन विपश्चिता। उद्यताञ्जलिना राज्ञा य इच्छेद् भूतिमात्मनः॥

sampṛṣṭena tu vaktavyaṃ sacivena vipaścitā| udyatāñjalinā rājñā ya icched bhūtimātmanaḥ||

English Meaning

A wise counsellor who wishes prosperity to himself should always communicate to his master his desire with joined hands whenever asked to do so.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)