Chapter 100 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 100

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 100.18

कच्चिनु सुकृतान्येव कृतरूपाणि वा पुनः। विदुस्ते सर्वकार्याणि न कर्तव्यानि पार्थिवाः॥

kaccinu sukṛtānyeva kṛtarūpāṇi vā punaḥ| viduste sarvakāryāṇi na kartavyāni pārthivāḥ||

English Meaning

Do the (auxiliary) kings know only those acts of yours that have been accomplished or those that are well nigh so, and not those that you intend to set yours hand to?

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)