Chapter 11 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 11

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 11.53

वनेऽस्मिन् मामके नित्यं पुत्रवत् परिरक्षिते। पत्राङ्कुरविनाशाय फलमूलाभवाय च॥

vane'smin māmake nityaṃ putravat parirakṣite| patrāṅkuravināśāya phalamūlābhavāya ca||

English Meaning

This my forest is being protected by me every day like to my own son—and the monkeys are always used to destroy its leaves, trees and roots.

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)