Chapter 7 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 7

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 7.14

हितं वयस्यभावेन ब्रूमि नोपदिशामि ते। वयस्यतां पूजयन्मे न त्वं शोचितुमर्हसि ॥

hitaṃ vayasyabhāvena brūmi nopadiśāmi te| vayasyatāṃ pūjayanme na tvaṃ śocitumarhasi ||

English Meaning

In the spirit of a friend I tell what is for your good: I do not instruct you. Honour the amity I bear towards you. It behoveth you not to weep.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)