Chapter 49 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 49

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 49.8

हितार्थमेतदुक्तं वः क्रियतां यदि रोचते। उच्यतां हि क्षमं यत् तत् सर्वेषामेव वानराः॥

hitārthametaduktaṃ vaḥ kriyatāṃ yadi rocate| ucyatāṃ hi kṣamaṃ yat tat sarveṣāmeva vānarāḥ||

English Meaning

I tell you this for your good. Act accordingly, if you list. And do you also express what else you are capable of.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)