Chapter 3 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 3

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 3.30

कामतस्त्वं प्रकृत्यैव निर्णीतो गुणवानिति॥ गुणवत्यपि तु स्नेहात् पुत्र वक्ष्यामि ते हितम्। भूयो विनयमास्थाय भव नित्यं जितेन्द्रियः।॥

kāmatastvaṃ prakṛtyaiva nirṇīto guṇavāniti|| guṇavatyapi tu snehāt putra vakṣyāmi te hitam| bhūyo vinayamāsthāya bhava nityaṃ jitendriyaḥ|||

English Meaning

You are by nature crowned with virtues. Notwithstanding your great virtues, I will, O son, from affection tell you what is for your profit. Practising greater humility, do you constantly restrain your senses.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)