Chapter 66 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 66

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 66.2

वीर वानरलोकस्य सर्वशास्त्रविदां वर। तूष्णीमेकान्तमाश्रित्य हनूमन् किं न जल्पसि॥

vīra vānaralokasya sarvaśāstravidāṃ vara| tūṣṇīmekāntamāśritya hanūman kiṃ na jalpasi||

English Meaning

O hero among the monkey-multitude, O be of those versed in all branches of learning, staying apart silent, why did you not speak?

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)