Chapter 31 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 31

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 31.10

यथोक्तकारी वचनमुत्तरं चैव सोत्तरम्। बृहस्पतिसमो बुद्ध्या मत्वा रामानुजस्तदा॥ कामक्रोधसमुत्थेन भ्रातुः क्रोधाग्निना वृतः। प्रभञ्जन इवाप्रीतः प्रययौ लक्ष्मणस्ततः॥

yathoktakārī vacanamuttaraṃ caiva sottaram| bṛhaspatisamo buddhyā matvā rāmānujastadā|| kāmakrodhasamutthena bhrātuḥ krodhāgninā vṛtaḥ| prabhañjana ivāprītaḥ prayayau lakṣmaṇastataḥ||

English Meaning

Intelligent like Bșhaspati and ever abiding by his elder brother's behest, Laksmana, revolving in his mind what he should say as well as Sugrīva's answers, and enveloped with the fire of anger arising from the excitement of his brother's amour, and therefore displeased, proceeded quick as air.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)