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)