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)