Chapter 2 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 2

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 2.26

शुद्धात्मानौ यदि त्वेतौ जानीहि त्वं प्लवङ्गम। व्याभाषितैर्वा रूपैर्वा विज्ञेया दुष्टताऽनयोः॥

śuddhātmānau yadi tvetau jānīhi tvaṃ plavaṅgama| vyābhāṣitairvā rūpairvā vijñeyā duṣṭatā'nayoḥ||

English Meaning

O monkey, if you determine the fairness and unfairness of their purpose, their wickedness should be discovered by means of their gestures and conversation.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)