Chapter 2 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 2

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 2.20

वालिप्रणिहितावेव शङ्केऽहं पुरुषोत्तमौ। राजानो बहुमित्राश्च विश्वासो नात्र हि क्षमः॥

vālipraṇihitāveva śaṅke'haṃ puruṣottamau| rājāno bahumitrāśca viśvāso nātra hi kṣamaḥ||

English Meaning

Methinks these two best of men have been despatched by Vali. Kings have many friends. And it is not proper for me to place confidence in them.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)