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)