Chapter 17 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 17

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 17.23

भूमिर्हिरण्यं रूपं च निग्रहे कारणानि च । तत्र कस्ते वने लोभो मदीयेषु फलेषु वा ॥

bhūmirhiraṇyaṃ rūpaṃ ca nigrahe kāraṇāni ca | tatra kaste vane lobho madīyeṣu phaleṣu vā ||

English Meaning

Land, gold and silver are the causes of dissension. But who is there who is avaricious enough to get by our forest habitations and fruits?

— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)