Chapter 2 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 2

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 2.23

तौ त्वया प्राकृतेनेव गत्वा ज्ञेयौ प्लवङ्गम। इङ्गितानां प्रकारैश्च रूपव्याभाषणेन च॥

tau tvayā prākṛteneva gatvā jñeyau plavaṅgama| iṅgitānāṃ prakāraiśca rūpavyābhāṣaṇena ca||

English Meaning

O monkey, do you proceed under a false guise and come by their intentions, examining them aright by their countenances, gestures and words.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)