Chapter 27 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 27

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 27.3

कृत्वा च समयं रामः सुग्रीवेण सहानघः। कालयुक्तं महद्वाक्यमुवाच रघुनन्दनः॥ विनीतं भ्रातरं भ्राता लक्ष्मणं लक्ष्मिवर्धनम्।

kṛtvā ca samayaṃ rāmaḥ sugrīveṇa sahānaghaḥ| kālayuktaṃ mahadvākyamuvāca raghunandanaḥ|| vinītaṃ bhrātaraṃ bhrātā lakṣmaṇaṃ lakṣmivardhanam|

English Meaning

Making the above condition with Sugrīva, Rāma, the pure-souled descendant of Raghu, spoke to his humble younger brother Lakşmaņa, the enhance of wealth, the following sound words, worthy of being spoken on that occasion.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)