Chapter 33 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 33

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 33.36

मित्रं ह्यर्थगुणश्रेष्ठं सत्यधर्मपरायणम्। तद्वयं तु परित्यक्तं न तु धर्मे व्यवस्थितम्॥

mitraṃ hyarthaguṇaśreṣṭhaṃ satyadharmaparāyaṇam| tadvayaṃ tu parityaktaṃ na tu dharme vyavasthitam||

English Meaning

He is the best friend who is gifted with wealth and is truthful; and your husband has relinquished such a friend gifted with these two qualities.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)