Chapter 2 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 2

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 2.25

ममैवाभिमुखं स्थित्वा पृच्छ त्वं हरिपुङ्गव। प्रयोजनं प्रवेशस्य वनस्यास्य धनुर्धरौ॥

mamaivābhimukhaṃ sthitvā pṛccha tvaṃ haripuṅgava| prayojanaṃ praveśasya vanasyāsya dhanurdharau||

English Meaning

O best of monkeys, do you ask them why they have entered this forest, if you do perceive that these two archers are pure souled.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)