Chapter 41 — Bala Kanda, Sarga 41

Valmiki Ramayana — Bala Kanda

Verse 41.18

कपिलेनाप्रमेयेण दग्धा हीमे महाबलाः। सलिलं नार्हसि प्राज्ञ दातुमेषां हि लौकिकम्॥

kapilenāprameyeṇa dagdhā hīme mahābalāḥ| salilaṃ nārhasi prājña dātumeṣāṃ hi laukikam||

English Meaning

These highly powerful ones had been consumed by the peerless Kapila, therefore, you ought not to offer water to them in consonance with social usage.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)