न वानरः स्थास्यति साधुवृत्ते न मन्यते कर्मफलानुषङ्गान्। न भोक्ष्यते वानरराज्यलक्ष्मी तथा हि नातिक्रमतेऽस्य बुद्धिः॥
na vānaraḥ sthāsyati sādhuvṛtte na manyate karmaphalānuṣaṅgān| na bhokṣyate vānararājyalakṣmī tathā hi nātikramate'sya buddhiḥ||
English Meaning
That monkey shall not follow the actions of the pious, shall not think of the great fruit (the accession of kingdom) reaped by our friendship; kingdom because he has not the right understanding to make good his promise.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)