Chapter 50 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 50

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 50.15

स भारः सौम्य भर्तव्यो यो नरं नावसादयेत्। तदन्नमपि भोक्तव्यं जीर्यते यदनामयम्॥

sa bhāraḥ saumya bhartavyo yo naraṃ nāvasādayet| tadannamapi bhoktavyaṃ jīryate yadanāmayam||

English Meaning

It is always proper to carry such a weight as does not exhaust (him who carries); it is always proper to take such a food as does not cause illness.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)