Chapter 65 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 65

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 65.20

अपि वै तस्य कार्यस्य भवान् मूलमरिंदम। तस्मात् कलत्रवत् तात प्रतिपाल्यः सदा भवान्॥

api vai tasya kāryasya bhavān mūlamariṃdama| tasmāt kalatravat tāta pratipālyaḥ sadā bhavān||

English Meaning

O repressor of oes! O subduer of enemies, you are the root of this business. Therefore, my child, you should always be maintained by us like a wife.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)