Chapter 10 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 10

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 10.11

प्रकृतीश्च समानीय मन्त्रिणश्चैव सम्मतान्॥ मामाह सुहृदां मध्ये वाक्यं परमगर्हितम्।

prakṛtīśca samānīya mantriṇaścaiva sammatān|| māmāha suhṛdāṃ madhye vākyaṃ paramagarhitam|

English Meaning

And bringing together the subjects and favourite counsellors, spoke to me, before friends, highly improper words.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)