Chapter 20 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 20

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 20.3

उत्तिष्ठ हरिशार्दूल भजस्व शयनोत्तमम्। नैवंविधाः शेरते हि भूमौ नृपतिसत्तमाः॥

uttiṣṭha hariśārdūla bhajasva śayanottamam| naivaṃvidhāḥ śerate hi bhūmau nṛpatisattamāḥ||

English Meaning

Rise, O best of monkeys, and lie down on a better bed; monarchs do not stretch themselves on earth.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)