Chapter 40 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 40

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 40.14

सुहृद्वितीयो विक्रान्तः प्राज्ञः कालविशेषवित्। भवानस्मद्धिते युक्तः सुहृदाप्तोऽर्थवित्तमः॥

suhṛdvitīyo vikrāntaḥ prājñaḥ kālaviśeṣavit| bhavānasmaddhite yuktaḥ suhṛdāpto'rthavittamaḥ||

English Meaning

My second friend (Laksmana being first), you potent, wise, conversant with seasonableness, cognisant of profit, and engaged in our welfare.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)