Chapter 26 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 26

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 26.23

अहं ते नानुवक्तव्यो विशेषेण कदाचन। अनुकूलतया शक्यं समीपे तस्य वर्तितुम्॥

ahaṃ te nānuvaktavyo viśeṣeṇa kadācana| anukūlatayā śakyaṃ samīpe tasya vartitum||

English Meaning

You should not extol me even in the company of your friends; you shall be then able to live with Bharata as one favourable to his party.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)