Chapter 53 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 53

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 53.22

मन्ये प्रीतिविशिष्टा सा मत्तोलक्ष्मण सारिका। यत्तस्याः श्रूयते वाक्यं शुक पादमरेर्दश॥

manye prītiviśiṣṭā sā mattolakṣmaṇa sārikā| yattasyāḥ śrūyate vākyaṃ śuka pādamarerdaśa||

English Meaning

O Laksmana, I consider my mother's female parrot as more sharing her affection, since she is heard to say, 'O Śuka, do you bite the foot of the foe?

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)