Chapter 71 — Aranya Kanda, Sarga 71

Valmiki Ramayana — Aranya Kanda

Verse 71.24

तेन सख्यं च कर्तव्यं न्याय्यवृत्तेन राघव। कल्पयिष्यति ते वीर साहाय्यं लघुविक्रम॥

tena sakhyaṃ ca kartavyaṃ nyāyyavṛttena rāghava| kalpayiṣyati te vīra sāhāyyaṃ laghuvikrama||

English Meaning

O Raghava, O fleet-footed hero, do you contract friendship with him gifted with good qualities and he shall assist you.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)