Chapter 2 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 2

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 2.17

बुद्धिविज्ञानसम्पन्न इङ्गितैः सर्वमाचर। नह्यबुद्धिं गतो राजा सर्वभूतानि शास्ति हि ॥

buddhivijñānasampanna iṅgitaiḥ sarvamācara| nahyabuddhiṃ gato rājā sarvabhūtāni śāsti hi ||

English Meaning

Gifted with intellect and knowledge do you perforin all by means of gestures. A king void of sense cannot govern all creatures.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)