Chapter 87 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 87

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 87.14

नह्यस्माभिः प्रतिग्राह्यं सखे देयं तु सर्वदा। इति तेन वयं सर्वे अनुनीता महात्मना॥

nahyasmābhiḥ pratigrāhyaṃ sakhe deyaṃ tu sarvadā| iti tena vayaṃ sarve anunītā mahātmanā||

English Meaning

'O friend, we ought not to take anything: ours is always to give.'

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)